Where does “Cetartiodactyla” come from?

Cetartiodactyla (Translingual) comes from Translingual Artiodactyla, from Ancient Greek δάκτυλος, from Hebrew דקל, from German Dackel, from German Dachshund, from German Dachs, from Old High German dahs, from Proto-West Germanic þahs — to sire, beget.

Cetartiodactyla (Translingual): clade

Definitions

  1. clade

Ancestry of “Cetartiodactyla”, step by step

Cetartiodactyla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Translingual Artiodactyla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualArtiodactylaorder
2Ancient Greekδάκτυλοςfinger; measure of length, the breadth of a...
3Hebrewדקלpalm tree; date; dachshund
4GermanDackeldachshund; a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset...
5GermanDachshunddachshund; a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset...
6GermanDachsbadger; genitive singular of Dach
7Old High Germandahs
8Proto-West Germanicþahsbadger
9Proto-Germanicþahsuzbadger
10Proto-Indo-Europeantótḱus
11Proto-Indo-Europeantetḱ-to create, produce; to cut, hew
12Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

via Translingual Cetacea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualCetaceaCetaceans whales, porpoises and dolphins, with multiple taxonomic treatments
2LatincētusAny large sea-animal, such as a whale, shark, seal, dogfish, dolphin, or tuna, or a sea monster
3Ancient Greekκῆτοςwhale, sea monster; abyss
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European tetḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European tótḱus