Where does “Pomatomus” come from?

Pomatomus (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek τόμος, from Ancient Greek -ός, from Proto-Hellenic *-os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

Pomatomus (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Pomatomus”, step by step

Pomatomus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek τόμος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτόμοςslice, piece; piece of land; frustum
2Ancient Greek-όςForms agentive or patientive adjectives and nouns from the o-grade of a verbal root
3Proto-Hellenic*-os—
4Proto-Indo-European-ósCreates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

via Ancient Greek πῶμα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπῶμαlid, cover; drink, draught; cup for drinking
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ός →Every word from Ancient Greek τόμος →