Where does “Leptotyphlops” come from?

Leptotyphlops (Translingual) comes from Translingual Typhlops, from Ancient Greek ὤψ, from Proto-Hellenic ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

Leptotyphlops (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Leptotyphlops”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualTyphlopsgenus
2Ancient Greekὤψto the eye; in the face; eye
3Proto-Hellenicókʷseye
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

Words derived from “Leptotyphlops”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs →Every word from Proto-Hellenic ókʷs →