Where does “Cryptospiza” come from?
Cryptospiza (Translingual) comes from Translingual Spiza, from Ancient Greek σπίζα, from Ancient Greek σπίζω, from Proto-Indo-European *speyd-.
Cryptospiza (Translingual): genus
Definitions
- genus
Ancestry of “Cryptospiza”, step by step
Cryptospiza traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Translingual Spiza
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Translingual | Spiza | genus |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | σπίζα | chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σπίζω | I pipe, chirp, of the shrill note of small birds;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *speyd- | — |
via Translingual crypto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Translingual | crypto | hidden |