Where does “Macroscelides” come from?

Macroscelides (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek σκέλος, from Proto-Indo-European skélos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Macroscelides (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Macroscelides”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσκέλοςleg
2Proto-Indo-Europeanskéloscurve, bending
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Words derived from “Macroscelides”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skélos →Every word from Ancient Greek σκέλος →
Macroscelides — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer