Where does “Pleurotaceae” come from?

Pleurotaceae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Pleurotus, from New Latin pleuro-, from Ancient Greek οὖς, from Ancient Greek ὀδούς, from Proto-Hellenic odónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

Pleurotaceae (Translingual): family

Definitions

  1. family

Ancestry of “Pleurotaceae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualPleurotusgenus
2New Latinpleuro-—
3Ancient Greekοὖςear; hearing; spy
4Ancient GreekὀδούςA tooth, tusk; anything pointed: spike, prong;...
5Proto-Hellenicodóntstooth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts →Every word from Proto-Hellenic odónts →