Where does “Caudovirales” come from?

Caudovirales (Translingual) comes from Latin cauda, from Proto-Italic kaudā, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂.

Caudovirales (Translingual): order|i=1|all the bacteriophages that have tails}}

Definitions

  1. order|i=1|all the bacteriophages that have tails}}

Ancestry of “Caudovirales”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincaudaA tail
2Proto-Italickaudātail
3Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂udeh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic kaudā →Every word from Latin cauda →
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