Where does “Procolobus” come from?
Procolobus (Translingual) comes from Translingual pro, from English proline, from English pyrrolidine, from English pyrrole, from German Pyrrol, from Ancient Greek πυρρός, from Ancient Greek πῦρ, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ — bonfire; spelt.
Procolobus (Translingual): genus (olive colobus)}}
Definitions
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Ancestry of “Procolobus”, step by step
Procolobus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Translingual pro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Translingual | pro | — |
| 2 | English | proline | A nonessential amino acid CHNO found in most... |
| 3 | English | pyrrolidine | Any of a class of heterocyclic amines having a... |
| 4 | English | pyrrole | Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds... |
| 5 | German | Pyrrol | pyrrole |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πυρρός | flame-coloured, yellowish-red; red-haired,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πῦρ | a fire; lightning; a fever |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | péh₂wr̥ | bonfire; spelt |