Where does “Melospiza” come from?

Melospiza (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek μέλος, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

Melospiza (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Melospiza”, step by step

Melospiza traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek μέλος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμέλοςpart of a body, limb, member, part; part of a...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

via Ancient Greek σπίζα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσπίζαchaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
2Ancient GreekσπίζωI pipe, chirp, of the shrill note of small birds;...
3Proto-Indo-European*speyd-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel- →Every word from Ancient Greek μέλος →