Where does “Piliocolobus” come from?
Piliocolobus (Translingual) comes from Translingual Colobus, from Ancient Greek κολοβός — docked, curtailed.
Ancestry of “Piliocolobus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Translingual | Colobus | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κολοβός | docked, curtailed |