Where does “Chironectes” come from?

Chironectes (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek νήκτης, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Ancient Greek πεῖρα, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Chironectes (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Chironectes”, step by step

Chironectes traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek νήκτης

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekνήκτηςswimmer
2Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
3Ancient Greekπεῖραtrial, experiment, attempt
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Ancient Greek χείρ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekχείρhand
2Ancient Greekπτερόνfeather; wing; Any winged creature
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂r̥wing; feather
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Ancient Greek -τής
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