Where does “Cryptophaps” come from?
Cryptophaps (Translingual) comes from Translingual Phaps, from Ancient Greek φάψ, from Ancient Greek φᾰ́σσᾰ.
Ancestry of “Cryptophaps”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Translingual | Phaps | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | φάψ | wild pigeon |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | φᾰ́σσᾰ | — |