Where does “Siphonops” come from?

Siphonops (Translingual) comes from Translingual -ops, from Ancient Greek ὄψ, from Proto-Hellenic wókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

Siphonops (Translingual): genus|certain caecilian found in the upper half of South America}}

Definitions

  1. genus|certain caecilian found in the upper half of South America}}

Ancestry of “Siphonops”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Translingual-opsResembling
2Ancient Greekὄψvoice; word; eye, face
3Proto-Hellenicwókʷsvoice
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ-Every word from Proto-Hellenic wókʷsEvery word from Ancient Greek ὄψ
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