Where does “Odontotrypes” come from?

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

Odontotrypes (Translingual): Certain earth-boring dung beetle of China

Definitions

  1. Certain earth-boring dung beetle of China

Ancestry of “Odontotrypes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Translingualodonto-Toothed; Tooth-like
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- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts →Every word from Proto-Hellenic odónts →