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Where does “Xenopus” come from?

Xenopus (Translingual) comes from Translingual xeno-, from Ancient Greek ξένος, from Ancient Greek ἐλαύνω, from Ancient Greek -τός, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

Ancestry of “Xenopus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Translingualxeno-Used to form taxonomic names and epithets...
2Ancient Greekξένοςforeign; strange, unusual; of parties giving or...
3Ancient Greekἐλαύνωdrive, set in motion; ride a horse, drive a...
4Ancient Greek-τόςcreates verbal adjectives of possibility, either...
5Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “Xenopus”

  • xenopid
  • Xenopodidae
  • Xenopodinae
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