Where does “Ctenacodon” come from?

Ctenacodon (Translingual) comes from Latin acus, from Proto-Italic akus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

Ctenacodon (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Ctenacodon”, step by step

Ctenacodon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin acus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinacusa needle, a pin; bodkin; bran, awn, chaff
2Proto-Italicakus—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

via Ancient Greek ὀδών

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekὀδώνIonic form of ὀδούς
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱus →Every word from Proto-Italic akus →