Where does “Dasyuromorphia” come from?

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

Dasyuromorphia (Translingual): order

Definitions

  1. order

Ancestry of “Dasyuromorphia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualDasyurusgenus
2Ancient Greekδασύςhairy, shaggy; downy; with the hair on
3Ancient Greekπρωκτόςanus, rectum
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpreHḱt-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European preHḱt- →Every word from Ancient Greek πρωκτός →Every word from Ancient Greek δασύς →