Where does “Testudines” come from?

Testudines (Translingual) comes from Latin testūdō, from Latin Testa, from Latin testa — a piece of burned clay, brick, tile; a piece of...

Testudines (Translingual): order of the turtles

Definitions

  1. order of the turtles

Ancestry of “Testudines”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintestūdōtortoise, turtle
2LatinTestaa piece of burned clay, brick, tile
3Latintestaa piece of burned clay, brick, tile; a piece of...
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