Where does “Saprospira” come from?

Saprospira (Translingual) comes from Latin spira, from French trompe, from Middle French trompe, from Old French trompe, from Frankish trumpa — trump, trumpet; trumpet.

Saprospira (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Saprospira”, step by step

Saprospira traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin spira

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinspiraA thing that is coiled, twisted, or wound; A...
2Frenchtrompetrumpet; trunk of an elephant; squinch
3Middle Frenchtrompe—
4Old Frenchtrompetrump, trumpet; horn, trump, trumpet
5Frankishtrumpatrump, trumpet; trumpet

via Ancient Greek σαπρός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσαπρόςrotten, putrid
2Ancient GreekσήπωI make rotten or putrid; I rot, moulder
3Ancient Greekσήψputrefying sore; a kind of lizard, also a kind of...

Words derived from “Saprospira”

Every word from Frankish trumpa →Every word from Old French trompe →Every word from Middle French trompe →