Where does “Pectinoidea” come from?

Pectinoidea (Translingual) comes from Translingual Pecten, from Latin pecten, from Proto-Italic pekten, from Proto-Indo-European peḱten-s, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

Pectinoidea (Translingual): superfamily

Definitions

  1. superfamily

Ancestry of “Pectinoidea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualPectengenus
2Latinpectencomb; pubic hair; scallop
3Proto-Italicpektencomb
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱten-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱten-s →Every word from Proto-Italic pekten →