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Where does “Symphyogynopsis” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Symphyogynopsis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Translingual-opsisUsed to form taxonomic names, often at the level...
2Ancient Greekὄψιςview
3Ancient Greekὄψvoice; word; eye, face
4Proto-Hellenicwókʷs—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
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