Where does “Vireolanius” come from?

Vireolanius (Translingual) comes from Translingual Lanius, from Latin lanius, from Old Latin lacnius, from Proto-Indo-European lek- — to jump, to leap; to jump, scuttle; to tear, rend.

Vireolanius (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Vireolanius”, step by step

Vireolanius traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Translingual Lanius

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualLaniusgenus
2Latinlaniusbutcher
3Old Latinlacnius
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlek-to jump, to leap; to jump, scuttle; to tear, rend

via Translingual Vireo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualVireogenus
2Latinvireōto be verdant, green; to sprout new green growth
3Latin-idae
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lek-Every word from Old Latin lacniusEvery word from Latin lanius