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Where does “Chromadorea” come from?

Chromadorea (Translingual) comes from New Latin chromadoreus, from Ancient Greek δορά, from Ancient Greek δέρω, from Proto-Indo-European der- — to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

Ancestry of “Chromadorea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinchromadoreus—
2Ancient GreekδοράSkin when taken off, hide; Flaying
3Ancient GreekδέρωI skin, flay
4Proto-Indo-Europeander-to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...
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