Where does “Streptopelia decaocto” come from?

Streptopelia decaocto (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek δέκα, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Streptopelia decaocto (Translingual): species

Definitions

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Ancestry of “Streptopelia decaocto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδέκαten
2Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
3Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-Every word from Ancient Greek λέγωEvery word from Ancient Greek λόγος