Where does “Echimys” come from?

Echimys (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek ἐχῖνος, from Translingual Cactus, from Latin cactus, from Ancient Greek κάκτος — the cardoon, "Cynara cardunculus"; the artichoke...

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Ancestry of “Echimys”, step by step

Echimys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ἐχῖνος

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	ἐχῖνος	hedgehog; sea urchin; shell of a sea urchin
2	Translingual	Cactus	obsolete genus of succulents
3	Latin	cactus	the cardoon, "Cynara cardunculus"
4	Ancient Greek	κάκτος	the cardoon, "Cynara cardunculus"; the artichoke...

via Ancient Greek μῦς

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	μῦς	mouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale
2	Proto-Hellenic	*mū́s	—
3	Proto-Indo-Iranian	múHs	mouse
4	Proto-Indo-European	múh₂s	mouse

Words derived from “Echimys”

Echimyidae

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