Where does “Petauridae” come from?
Petauridae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Petaurus, from Latin petaurista, from Ancient Greek πετευριστής, from Ancient Greek πετευρίζομαι, from Ancient Greek πέτευρον, from Ancient Greek πέτομαι, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂eti, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.
Ancestry of “Petauridae”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Translingual | Petaurus | — |
| 2 | Latin | petaurista | an acrobat, tumbler |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πετευριστής | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πετευρίζομαι | dance on a rope |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πέτευρον | roosting perch for fowls; pole, spar, plank;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πέτομαι | I fly; I dart, rush; I make haste |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | péth₂eti | to fly |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | peth₂- | to spread out; to fly |