Where does “Lophozosterops” come from?

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

Lophozosterops (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Lophozosterops”, step by step

Lophozosterops traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Translingual Zosterops

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualZosteropsgenus
2Ancient Greekὄψvoice; word; eye, face
3Proto-Hellenicwókʷsvoice
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

via Translingual lopho

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Translinguallopho
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ-Every word from Proto-Hellenic wókʷsEvery word from Ancient Greek ὄψ