Where does “Xenarthra” come from?
Xenarthra (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek ἄρθρον, from Ancient Greek ἀραρίσκω, from Ancient Greek -σκω, from Proto-Indo-European -sḱéti — Forms durative or iterative imperfective verbs...
Ancestry of “Xenarthra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἄρθρον | joint; limb; articulation |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀραρίσκω | join, fasten; fit together, construct; fit,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -σκω | Primitive suffix used to form present-tense... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -sḱéti | Forms durative or iterative imperfective verbs... |