Where does “Cyclostomatida” come from?

Cyclostomatida (Translingual) comes from French cyclostome, from Ancient Greek κύκλος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

Cyclostomatida (Translingual): order

Definitions

  1. order

Ancestry of “Cyclostomatida”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcyclostomecyclostome
2Ancient Greekκύκλοςcircle, ring; Any circular object, such as a...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷloswheel; circle
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlosEvery word from Ancient Greek κύκλος