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Where does “Jubulopsidaceae” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Jubulopsidaceae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualJubulopsis—
2Translingual-opsisUsed to form taxonomic names, often at the level...
3Ancient Greekὄψιςview
4Ancient Greekὄψvoice; word; eye, face
5Proto-Hellenicwókʷs—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
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