Where does “Gnetopsida” come from?

Gnetopsida (Translingual) comes from Translingual -opsida, from Ancient Greek ὄψις, from Ancient Greek ὄψ, from Proto-Hellenic wókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

Gnetopsida (Translingual): class

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Ancestry of “Gnetopsida”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Translingual-opsida
2Ancient Greekὄψιςview
3Ancient Greekὄψvoice; word; eye, face
4Proto-Hellenicwókʷsvoice
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ-Every word from Proto-Hellenic wókʷsEvery word from Ancient Greek ὄψ
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