Where does “Odonatoptera” come from?

Odonatoptera (Translingual) comes from Translingual Odonata, from Ancient Greek ὀδούς, from Proto-Hellenic odónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

Odonatoptera (Translingual): superorder

Definitions

  1. superorder

Ancestry of “Odonatoptera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualOdonataorder
2Ancient GreekὀδούςA tooth, tusk; anything pointed: spike, prong;...
3Proto-Hellenicodóntstooth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →
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