Where does “Bryconops” come from?

Bryconops (Translingual) comes from Translingual -ops, from Ancient Greek ὄψ, from Proto-Hellenic wókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

Bryconops (Translingual): genus fish}}

Definitions

  1. genus fish}}

Ancestry of “Bryconops”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Translingual-opsResembling
2Ancient Greekὄψvoice; word; eye, face
3Proto-Hellenicwókʷsvoice
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ-Every word from Proto-Hellenic wókʷsEvery word from Ancient Greek ὄψ
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