Where does “Hydrophiidae” come from?

Hydrophiidae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Hydrophis, from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ, from Proto-Hellenic *údōr — water.

Hydrophiidae (Translingual): family in family Elapidae}}

Definitions

  1. family in family Elapidae}}

Ancestry of “Hydrophiidae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualHydrophisgenus
2Ancient Greekὕδωρwater; rainwater, rain; sweat
3Proto-Hellenic*údōrwater
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *údōr →Every word from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ →Every word from Translingual Hydrophis →