Where does “Crocodylomorpha” come from?

Crocodylomorpha (Translingual) comes from Translingual Crocodylus, from Latin crocodīlus, from Ancient Greek κροκόδειλος, from Ancient Greek κρόκη, from Ancient Greek κρέκω, from Proto-Indo-European kreḱ- — to weave.

Crocodylomorpha (Translingual): The modern crocodilians and their extinct relatives

Definitions

  1. The modern crocodilians and their extinct relatives

Ancestry of “Crocodylomorpha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualCrocodylusgenus
2LatincrocodīlusA crocodile
3Ancient Greekκροκόδειλοςlizard; crocodile; A fallacy of the sophists
4Ancient Greekκρόκηthread which is passed between the threads of the...
5Ancient Greekκρέκωto weave
6Proto-Indo-Europeankreḱ-to weave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kreḱ-Every word from Ancient Greek κρέκωEvery word from Ancient Greek κρόκη
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