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 Σέλας →Every word from Ancient Greek σέλαχος →Every word from Latin selachē →