Where does “Strongylus” come from?

Strongylus (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek στρογγύλος, from Ancient Greek στράγγω — I straighten, squeeze.

Strongylus (Translingual): genus|certain nematodes, of cosmopolitan distribution}}

Definitions

  1. genus|certain nematodes, of cosmopolitan distribution}}

Ancestry of “Strongylus”, step by step

Strongylus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek στρογγύλος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekστρογγύλοςspherical, round; well-rounded, neat, pithy,...
2Ancient GreekστράγγωI straighten, squeeze

via Ancient Greek στρογγῠ́λος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekστρογγῠ́λοςround, spherical

Words derived from “Strongylus”

Every word from Ancient Greek στράγγω →Every word from Ancient Greek στρογγύλος →