Where does “Myzornis” come from?
Myzornis (Translingual) comes from Translingual -ornis, from Ancient Greek ὄρνις, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
Myzornis (Translingual): genus (fire-tailed myzornis)}}
Definitions
- genus (fire-tailed myzornis)}}
Ancestry of “Myzornis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Translingual | -ornis | Used to form genus names of birds |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ὄρνις | bird; chicken |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |