Where does “Toxocara” come from?

Toxocara (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek κάρα, from Proto-Hellenic *kárahə.

Toxocara (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Toxocara”, step by step

Toxocara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek κάρα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκάραhead, face; the head or top of anything, as of a...
2Proto-Hellenic*kárahə—

via Ancient Greek τόξον

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτόξονbow; rainbow; arc

Words derived from “Toxocara”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kárahə →Every word from Ancient Greek κάρα →