Where does “Pheretima” come from?

Pheretima (Translingual) comes from Latin Pheretima, from Ancient Greek Φερετίμη, from Ancient Greek φέρω, from Proto-Hellenic pʰérō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

Pheretima (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Pheretima”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinPheretima
2Ancient GreekΦερετίμηPheretima, queen of Cyrenaica and wife of Battus III of Cyrene
3Ancient GreekφέρωI bring, bear, carry
4Proto-Hellenicpʰérōto bear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéretiEvery word from Proto-Hellenic pʰérō