Where does “Cnidaria” come from?

Cnidaria (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek κνίδη, from Ancient Greek κνίζω, from Proto-Indo-European kneyd-, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.

Cnidaria (Translingual): Corals, hydra, jellyfish, etc

Definitions

  1. Corals, hydra, jellyfish, etc

Ancestry of “Cnidaria”, step by step

Cnidaria traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek κνίδη

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκνίδηstinging nettle; sea anemone in the genus...
2Ancient Greekκνίζωto scratch, gash; to pound, chop up or grate; to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankneyd-to scratch
4Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin

via Translingual grc:κνίδη

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Translingualgrc:κνίδη

Words derived from “Cnidaria

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ken-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kneyd-Every word from Ancient Greek κνίζω
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