Where does “Tetraodontiformes” come from?

Tetraodontiformes (Translingual) comes from Translingual Tetraodon, from Old English -odon, from Ancient Greek ὀδούς, from Proto-Hellenic odónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

Tetraodontiformes (Translingual): order

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Ancestry of “Tetraodontiformes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualTetraodongenus
2Old English-odonForms the plural preterite indicative of class II weak verbs
3Ancient GreekὀδούςA tooth, tusk; anything pointed: spike, prong;...
4Proto-Hellenicodóntstooth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃dóntsEvery word from Proto-Hellenic odónts
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