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Where does “Bryopsida” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Bryopsida”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Translingual-opsida—
2Ancient Greekὄψιςview
3Ancient Greekὄψvoice; word; eye, face
4Proto-Hellenicwókʷs—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

Words derived from “Bryopsida”

  • Bryopsidales
  • Bryopsidophyceae
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