Where does “Lycopodiopsida” come from?

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

Lycopodiopsida (Translingual): The club mosses (including spike mosses) and quillworts

Definitions

  1. The club mosses (including spike mosses) and quillworts

Ancestry of “Lycopodiopsida”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Translingual-opsida—
2Ancient Greekὄψιςview
3Ancient Greekὄψvoice; word; eye, face
4Proto-Hellenicwókʷsvoice
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic wókʷs →Every word from Ancient Greek ὄψ →