polygyrid

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπολύς
2. translingual · borrowed fromPolygyridae
3. English todaypolygyrid

Borrowed from translingual Polygyridae, itself from the type genus Polygyra + -idae (taxonomic familial suffix). Further from translingual poly- (“multiple, many”, from Ancient Greek πολύς (polús)) + Ancient Greek γῦρος (gûros, “ring, circle”).

Words from the same roots