Where does “Brachyura” come from?

Brachyura (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek βραχύς, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.

Brachyura (Translingual): infraorder, characteristically with a short tail and a reduced abdomen}}

Definitions

  1. infraorder, characteristically with a short tail and a reduced abdomen}}

Ancestry of “Brachyura”, step by step

Brachyura traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek βραχύς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβραχύςshort, brief; short, small, little; few
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short

via Ancient Greek οὐρά

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekοὐράthe tail, of a lion, dog etc; the rear-guard,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanors-tail

Words derived from “Brachyura”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus →Every word from Ancient Greek βραχύς →