Where does “Cryptophaps” come from?

Cryptophaps (Translingual) comes from Translingual Phaps, from Ancient Greek φάψ, from Ancient Greek φᾰ́σσᾰ — wood pigeon; ring dove; cushat.

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Definitions

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Ancestry of “Cryptophaps”, step by step

Cryptophaps traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Translingual Phaps

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualPhapsgenus
2Ancient Greekφάψwild pigeon
3Ancient Greekφᾰ́σσᾰwood pigeon; ring dove; cushat

via Translingual crypto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Translingualcryptohidden
Every word from Ancient Greek φᾰ́σσᾰ →Every word from Ancient Greek φάψ →Every word from Translingual Phaps →