Where does “Metacarcinus” come from?

Metacarcinus (Translingual) comes from Translingual Carcinus, from Ancient Greek καρκίνος, from Proto-Indo-European karkros.

Metacarcinus (Translingual): genus|certain crabs, some only known as fossils}}

Definitions

  1. genus|certain crabs, some only known as fossils}}

Ancestry of “Metacarcinus”, step by step

Metacarcinus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Translingual Carcinus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualCarcinusgenus, of European origin}}
2Ancient Greekκαρκίνοςcrab; Cancer, the zodiac sign; sore, ulcer,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankarkros—

via Translingual meta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Translingualmeta—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European karkros →Every word from Ancient Greek καρκίνος →Every word from Translingual Carcinus →