Where does “Elephas maximus” come from?

Elephas maximus (Translingual) comes from Latin Maximus, from Proto-Italic *magisVmos.

Elephas maximus (Translingual): species

Definitions

  1. species

Ancestry of “Elephas maximus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinMaximusthe greatest
2Proto-Italic*magisVmos
Every word from Proto-Italic *magisVmosEvery word from Latin Maximus