Where does “Petrogale” come from?

Petrogale (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek γαλέη, from Proto-Indo-European glī-, from English glio-, from Ancient Greek γλία, from Proto-Indo-European *gley-.

Petrogale (Translingual): genus}}

Definitions

  1. genus}}

Ancestry of “Petrogale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekγαλέηname given to various animals of the Mustelidae...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanglī-mous
3Englishglio-Gliomatous; Glial; Embedded in a gelatinous...
4Ancient Greekγλίαglue
5Proto-Indo-European*gley-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *gley- →Every word from English glio- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European glī- →