Where does “cteno-” come from?

cteno- (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek κτείς, from Proto-Indo-European *pḱtḗn, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

cteno- (Translingual): Used to form taxonomic names: comb

Definitions

  1. Used to form taxonomic names: comb

Ancestry of “cteno-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκτείςcomb; rake; horn of a lyre
2Proto-Indo-European*pḱtḗncomb
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth

Words derived from “cteno-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *pḱtḗn →Every word from Ancient Greek κτείς →