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This list of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names is intended to help those unfamiliar with classical languages to understand and remember the scientific names of organisms. The binomial nomenclature used for animals and plants is largely derived from Latin and Greek words, as are some of the names used for higher taxa , such ...
We encounter names that follow naming conventions of those ancient languages, especially Latin and Greek, so the occasional Greek names for the same function are also included here. Especially in the German-speaking regions the use of a “Humanistenname” or “Gelehrtenname” was common for many an academic, cleric, and secular ...
Pages in category "Latin given names" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Arminda; B. Brendanus; C.
List of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names List of plant genera named for people: A–C , D–J , K–P , Q–Z List of plant family names with etymologies
Frequently used to indicate maternal roles, this word should not be construed as translating directly to "mother" (Latin māter; Ancient Greek μήτηρ mḗtēr); aside from being a proper name, in Ancient Greek "maîa" can translate to "midwife" or "foster mother" and was used as an honorific address for older women, typically translated ...
Valerio is a Latin name meaning "strong." And it sounds a lot like the English word valor, which means courage in the face of danger. 63. Adan. Adan is a gender-neutral name with mixed origins.
List of Roman praenomina; Roman tribe; References This page was last edited on 22 January 2025, at 01:27 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
Latin being an inflected language, names in a Latin context may have different word-endings to those shown here, which are given in the nominative case. For instance Roma (Rome) may appear as Romae meaning "at Rome" (), "of Rome" or "to/for Rome" (), as Romam meaning "Rome" as a direct object (), or indeed as Romā with a long a, probably not indicated in the orthography, meaning "by, with or ...