Where does “Odocoileus” come from?
Odocoileus (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek ὀδούς, from Proto-Hellenic odónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.
Odocoileus (Translingual): genus
Definitions
- genus
Ancestry of “Odocoileus”, step by step
Odocoileus traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek ὀδούς
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ὀδούς | A tooth, tusk; anything pointed: spike, prong;... |
| 2 | Proto-Hellenic | odónts | tooth |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |
via Ancient Greek κοῖλος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | κοῖλος | hollow, mostly as an epithet of ships; lying in a... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | kowilos | hollow |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewH- | to be strong, to swell; to swell, spread out, be... |
via Translingual grc:ὀδούς
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Translingual | grc:ὀδούς | — |