Is there anything in common between the scientific name and the common name of an organism?

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Is there anything in common between the scientific name and the common name of an organism?
Consider these generic names: Gorilla, Rhinoceros, Chrysanthemum, Geranium. Get the idea? Then, there are the organisms that have no common name at all, like Archyopteryx, Seymouria, Tiktaalik ....
Reply:Here is an example:





Common name is: mosquitofish


Scientific name is: Gambusia affinis





Gambusia is a common name for a poeciliid fish


affinis seems to mean 'close to' which would relate to the 'mosquito' part of its common name.





Another is Gambusia Aurata with the aurata part referring to its golden color.





There, does that help?
Reply:White oak is Quercus alba.





Quercus = oak


alba = white





So yes, there are some similarities between the common name and scientific name, but this is not always the case.
Reply:the bacteria staphylococcus aureus





staphylococcus is the species, aureus means gold, as this germ produces golden colonies on agar
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