Where does “Euscorpius” come from?

Euscorpius (Translingual) comes from Translingual eu-, from Ancient Greek εὖ, from Ancient Greek ἐΰς, from Proto-Hellenic ehu-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁su-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- — good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast.

Euscorpius (Translingual): genus|small wood-scorpion}}

Definitions

  1. genus|small wood-scorpion}}

Ancestry of “Euscorpius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Translingualeu-Used to form taxonomic names corresponding to...
2Ancient Greekεὖwell
3Ancient Greekἐΰςgood, brave, noble
4Proto-Hellenicehu-good
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁su-good
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wes-good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁su-Every word from Proto-Hellenic ehu-