Where does “Ostraciidae” come from?

Ostraciidae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Ostracion, from Ancient Greek ὀστρᾰ́κιον, from Ancient Greek ὄστρακον, from Ancient Greek δέρμα, from Ancient Greek γλυφή, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Ostraciidae (Translingual): familyes, cowfishes, trunkfishes, and turretfish}}

Definitions

  1. familyes, cowfishes, trunkfishes, and turretfish}}

Ancestry of “Ostraciidae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualOstraciongenus
2Ancient Greekὀστρᾰ́κιον
3Ancient Greekὄστρακονearthen vessel; the hard shell of animals such as...
4Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
5Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
6Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
7Proto-Indo-European-íh₂
8Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱEvery word from Ancient Greek γλυφή
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