Where does “Chalcopsitta” come from?

Chalcopsitta (Translingual) comes from Translingual chalco-, from Ancient Greek χαλκός, from Latin pȳritēs, from Ancient Greek πῡρίτης λίθος, from Ancient Greek πῦρ, from Proto-Hellenic *pāwər.

Chalcopsitta (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Chalcopsitta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Translingualchalco-used to form taxonomic names, principally of...
2Ancient Greekχαλκόςcopper, or copper alloyed with tin, bronze;...
3Latinpȳritēspyrite
4Ancient Greekπῡρίτης λίθοςstone of fire, flint
5Ancient Greekπῦρa fire; lightning; a fever
6Proto-Hellenic*pāwər
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *pāwərEvery word from Ancient Greek πῦρEvery word from Ancient Greek πῡρίτης λίθος
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