Where does “Ctenomys” come from?

Ctenomys (Translingual) comes from Translingual cteno-, from Ancient Greek κτείς, from Proto-Indo-European *pḱtḗn, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

Ctenomys (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Ctenomys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Translingualcteno-Used to form taxonomic names: comb
2Ancient Greekκτείςcomb; rake; horn of a lyre
3Proto-Indo-European*pḱtḗncomb
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth

Words derived from “Ctenomys”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *pḱtḗn →Every word from Ancient Greek κτείς →