Where does “Phalacrocorax” come from?

Phalacrocorax (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek φαλακρός, from Ancient Greek ἄκρος, from Ancient Greek ὦμος, from Proto-Indo-European h₃émōs — shoulder.

Phalacrocorax (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Phalacrocorax”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekφαλακρόςbald
2Ancient GreekἄκροςAt the edge, extreme, beginning, end: outermost;...
3Ancient Greekὦμοςthe shoulder with the upper arm
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃émōsshoulder

Words derived from “Phalacrocorax

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃émōsEvery word from Ancient Greek ὦμοςEvery word from Ancient Greek ἄκρος
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