Where does “Pezophaps” come from?

Pezophaps (Translingual) comes from Translingual Phaps, from Ancient Greek φάψ, from Ancient Greek φᾰ́σσᾰ — wood pigeon; ring dove; cushat.

Pezophaps (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Pezophaps”, step by step

Pezophaps traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Translingual Phaps

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualPhapsgenus
2Ancient Greekφάψwild pigeon
3Ancient Greekφᾰ́σσᾰwood pigeon; ring dove; cushat

via Translingual pezo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Translingualpezo
Every word from Ancient Greek φᾰ́σσᾰEvery word from Ancient Greek φάψEvery word from Translingual Phaps