Where does “Sceloporus” come from?

Sceloporus (Translingual) comes from Greek πόρος, from Ancient Greek πόρος, from Ancient Greek πείρω, from Proto-Hellenic *péryō.

Sceloporus (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Sceloporus”, step by step

Sceloporus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek πόρος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekπόροςpore, duct; resources, means
2Ancient Greekπόροςa means of passage, passageway, way, opening;...
3Ancient GreekπείρωI pierce, run through; I cleave through
4Proto-Hellenic*péryō—

via Translingual σκέλος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Translingualσκέλος—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *péryō →Every word from Ancient Greek πείρω →Every word from Ancient Greek πόρος →