Where does “Microctenopoma” come from?

Microctenopoma (Translingual) comes from Translingual Ctenopoma, from Translingual cteno-, from Ancient Greek κτείς, from Proto-Indo-European *pḱtḗn, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

Microctenopoma (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Microctenopoma”, step by step

Microctenopoma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Translingual Ctenopoma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualCtenopomagenus
2Translingualcteno-Used to form taxonomic names: comb
3Ancient Greekκτείςcomb; rake; horn of a lyre
4Proto-Indo-European*pḱtḗncomb
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth

via Translingual micro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Translingualmicro—
2Latinleō—
3Ancient GreekΛέωνlion
4Ancient Greekλέωνlion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *pḱtḗn →Every word from Ancient Greek κτείς →