Where does “Xanthomonadaceae” come from?

Xanthomonadaceae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Xanthomonas, from Translingual monas, from Latin monas, from Ancient Greek μονάς, from Translingual Chlamydomonas, from Ancient Greek χλαμύς, from Ancient Greek σαῦρος, from Ancient Greek σαύρα — lizard.

Xanthomonadaceae (Translingual): family

Definitions

  1. family

Ancestry of “Xanthomonadaceae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualXanthomonasgenus
2TranslingualmonasA grouping of mostly single-cell organisms, often called monads, that have mostly been reassigned to numerous phyla
3Latinmonasthe number one; unity
4Ancient Greekμονάςalone, solitary, isolated; special feminine form...
5TranslingualChlamydomonasgenus
6Ancient Greekχλαμύςcloak, robe, mantle
7Ancient GreekσαῦροςAlternative form of σαύρᾱ; horse mackerel
8Ancient Greekσαύραlizard
Every word from Ancient Greek σαύραEvery word from Ancient Greek σαῦροςEvery word from Translingual Chlamydomonas