Where does “Didelphimorphia” come from?

Didelphimorphia (Translingual) comes from Translingual Didelphis, from Ancient Greek δί-, from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

Didelphimorphia (Translingual): order

Definitions

  1. order

Ancestry of “Didelphimorphia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualDidelphisgenus
2Ancient Greekδί-Twice, double
3Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwís →Every word from Ancient Greek διά →