Where does “Tethytheria” come from?
Tethytheria (Translingual) comes from English Tethys, from Ancient Greek Τηθύς, from Ancient Greek τήθη, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.
Tethytheria (Translingual): mirorder and Sirenia}}
Definitions
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Ancestry of “Tethytheria”, step by step
Tethytheria traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Tethys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Tethys | Personification of fertile waters, she was a Titan daughter of Uranus and Gaia, and with her brother Oceanus gave birth to all rivers and the Oceanids |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Τηθύς | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τήθη | grandmother |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁dʰ- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁(y)- | to suckle, nurse |