Where does “Protocaris” come from?

Protocaris (Translingual) comes from Translingual -caris, from Latin caris, from Ancient Greek καρίς, from Ancient Greek κάραβος — a kind of beetle, probably a longhorn beetle; a...

Protocaris (Translingual): genus|extinct bivalved arthropods}}

Definitions

  1. genus|extinct bivalved arthropods}}

Ancestry of “Protocaris”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Translingual-carisUsed to form taxonomic names of shrimp-like copepods, principally carideans
2Latincariskind of crustacean, possibly the sea-crab or the...
3Ancient Greekκαρίςshrimp, prawn
4Ancient Greekκάραβοςa kind of beetle, probably a longhorn beetle; a...
Every word from Ancient Greek κάραβοςEvery word from Ancient Greek καρίςEvery word from Translingual -caris