Where does “Octodontoidea” come from?

Octodontoidea (Translingual) comes from Translingual Octodon, from Old English -odon, from Ancient Greek ὀδούς, from Proto-Hellenic odónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

Octodontoidea (Translingual): superfamily

Definitions

  1. superfamily

Ancestry of “Octodontoidea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualOctodongenus
2Old English-odonForms the plural preterite indicative of class II weak verbs
3Ancient GreekὀδούςA tooth, tusk; anything pointed: spike, prong;...
4Proto-Hellenicodóntstooth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts →Every word from Proto-Hellenic odónts →