Where does “Palaeechinoidea” come from?
Palaeechinoidea (Translingual) comes from Translingual Echinoidea, from Translingual Echinus, from Latin echīnus, from Ancient Greek ἐχῖνος, from Translingual Cactus, from Latin cactus, from Ancient Greek κάκτος — the cardoon, "Cynara cardunculus"; the artichoke...
Ancestry of “Palaeechinoidea”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Translingual | Echinoidea | — |
| 2 | Translingual | Echinus | genus of sea urchins |
| 3 | Latin | echīnus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐχῖνος | hedgehog; sea urchin; shell of a sea urchin |
| 5 | Translingual | Cactus | obsolete genus of succulents |
| 6 | Latin | cactus | the cardoon, "Cynara cardunculus" |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κάκτος | the cardoon, "Cynara cardunculus"; the artichoke... |