Where does “Grammicolepis brachiusculus” come from?

Grammicolepis brachiusculus (Translingual) comes from Latin brachium, from Latin bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων, from Ancient Greek βραχύς, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.

Grammicolepis brachiusculus (Translingual): species|thorny tinselfish}}

Definitions

  1. species|thorny tinselfish}}

Ancestry of “Grammicolepis brachiusculus”, step by step

Grammicolepis brachiusculus traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin brachium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinbrachiumAlternative form of bracchium; arm, branch; limb
2Latinbracchiumforearm; arm; limb of an animal
3Ancient Greekβραχίωνthe arm, the shoulder; comparative degree of...
4Ancient Greekβραχύςshort, brief; short, small, little; few
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short

via Ancient Greek γραμμικός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekγραμμικόςgeometrical
2Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
3Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
4Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

via Ancient Greek λεπίς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλεπίςscale, flake, shell, husk; epithelial debris;...
2Ancient Greekλέπωpeel, strip off the rind or husk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰusEvery word from Ancient Greek βραχύς