Where does “Ctenostomata” come from?

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

Ctenostomata (Translingual): order

Definitions

  1. order

Ancestry of “Ctenostomata”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *pḱtḗn →Every word from Ancient Greek κτείς →