Where does “Xanthotis” come from?
Xanthotis (Translingual) comes from Translingual Otis, from Latin otis, from Ancient Greek ὠτίς, from Ancient Greek οὖς, from Ancient Greek ὀδούς, from Proto-Hellenic odónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.
Xanthotis (Translingual): genus
Definitions
- genus
Ancestry of “Xanthotis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Translingual | Otis | genus |
| 2 | Latin | otis | a kind of bustard; dative plural of ōtus;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὠτίς | bustard |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | οὖς | ear; hearing; spy |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὀδούς | A tooth, tusk; anything pointed: spike, prong;... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | odónts | tooth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |