Where does “Sarcopterygii” come from?

Sarcopterygii (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek σάρξ, from Ancient Greek στέμμα, from Ancient Greek στέφω, from Proto-Hellenic stékʷʰō, from Proto-Indo-European stegʷʰ- — to enlace.

Sarcopterygii (Translingual): Lungfish, coelacanths, all Tetrapoda, and their extinct relatives; the lobe-finned fishes

Definitions

  1. Lungfish, coelacanths, all Tetrapoda, and their extinct relatives; the lobe-finned fishes

Ancestry of “Sarcopterygii”, step by step

Sarcopterygii traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek σάρξ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekσάρξThe material which covers the bones of a...
2Ancient Greekστέμμαwreath, garland, chaplet; pedigrees, family trees
3Ancient GreekστέφωI put around; I encircle, crown, wreath, garland
4Proto-Hellenicstékʷʰōto enlace, crown, encircle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstegʷʰ-to enlace

via Ancient Greek πτέρυξ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπτέρυξwing; feathers; fins
2Ancient Greekπτερόνfeather; wing; Any winged creature
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂r̥wing; feather
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stegʷʰ-Every word from Proto-Hellenic stékʷʰōEvery word from Ancient Greek στέφω