Where does “Macroscelidea” come from?
Macroscelidea (Translingual) comes from Translingual Macroscelides, from Ancient Greek σκέλος, from Proto-Indo-European skélos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
Macroscelidea (Translingual): order
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Ancestry of “Macroscelidea”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Translingual | Macroscelides | genus |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | σκέλος | leg |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | skélos | curve, bending |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |