Where does “Dasyprocta” come from?

Dasyprocta (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek δασύς, from Ancient Greek πρωκτός, from Proto-Indo-European preHḱt-.

Dasyprocta (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Dasyprocta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδασύςhairy, shaggy; downy; with the hair on
2Ancient Greekπρωκτόςanus, rectum
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanpreHḱt-—

Words derived from “Dasyprocta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European preHḱt- →Every word from Ancient Greek πρωκτός →Every word from Ancient Greek δασύς →
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