Where does “Perissocephalus” come from?

Perissocephalus (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek περισσός, from Ancient Greek περῐ-, from New Latin helium, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

Perissocephalus (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Perissocephalus”, step by step

Perissocephalus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek περισσός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπερισσόςbeyond the regular number or size, prodigious;...
2Ancient Greekπερῐ-around; very; round about
3New Latinheliumhelium
4Ancient GreekἭλιοςsun
5Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
6Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
7Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
8Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

via Translingual cephalus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Translingualcephalus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-Every word from Ancient Greek τύπτω
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