Where does “Stygarctus” come from?

Stygarctus (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek Στύξ — Styx, chief river of underworld.

Stygarctus (Translingual): genus|certain tardigrades}}

Definitions

  1. genus|certain tardigrades}}

Ancestry of “Stygarctus”, step by step

Stygarctus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek Στύξ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΣτύξStyx, chief river of underworld

via Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́ρκτος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekᾰ̓́ρκτοςbear
Every word from Ancient Greek Στύξ