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Where does “Zosteraceae” come from?

Zosteraceae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Zostera, from Ancient Greek ζωστήρ, from Ancient Greek -τήρ, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Ancestry of “Zosteraceae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualZostera—
2Ancient Greekζωστήρwarrior's belt; girdle
3Ancient Greek-τήρAdded to verb stems to form masculine agent nouns
4Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
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