Where does “Geophaps” come from?

Geophaps (Translingual) comes from Translingual Phaps, from Ancient Greek φάψ, from Ancient Greek φᾰ́σσᾰ — wood pigeon; ring dove; cushat.

Geophaps (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Geophaps”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualPhapsgenus
2Ancient Greekφάψwild pigeon
3Ancient Greekφᾰ́σσᾰwood pigeon; ring dove; cushat
Every word from Ancient Greek φᾰ́σσᾰ →Every word from Ancient Greek φάψ →Every word from Translingual Phaps →