Where does “Selache” come from?

Selache (Translingual) comes from Latin selachē, from Ancient Greek σέλαχος, from Ancient Greek Σέλας — light, brightness, the bright flame or blaze of fire.

Selache (Translingual): genus|certain sharks, now Cetorhinus}}

Definitions

  1. genus|certain sharks, now Cetorhinus}}

Ancestry of “Selache”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinselachē
2Ancient Greekσέλαχοςcartilaginous fish, shark
3Ancient GreekΣέλαςlight, brightness, the bright flame or blaze of fire
Every word from Ancient Greek ΣέλαςEvery word from Ancient Greek σέλαχοςEvery word from Latin selachē