Where does “Carolina metallic tiger beetle” come from?
Carolina metallic tiger beetle (English) comes from English Carolina, from English -ina, from Spanish -ina, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é, from Latin -a.
Carolina metallic tiger beetle (English): Tetracha carolina, a species of tiger beetle
Definitions
- Tetracha carolina, a species of tiger beetle
Ancestry of “Carolina metallic tiger beetle”, step by step
Carolina metallic tiger beetle traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English Carolina
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Carolina | A placename |
| 2 | English | -ina | Used to form feminine nouns |
| 3 | Spanish | -ina | -ine; -in; A diminutive suffix for feminine nouns... |
| 4 | French | -ine | feminine singular of -in; female equivalent of... |
| 5 | French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular -er... |
| 6 | Middle French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n |
| 7 | Old French | -é | used to form past participles of regular -er... |
| 8 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
via English metallic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | metallic | Of, relating to, or characteristic of metal; Made... |
| 2 | Latin | metallicus | yielding or abounding in metal; metallic; miner;... |
| 3 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via English tiger beetle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tiger beetle | Any active, carnivorous beetle (species) of the subfamily Cicindelinae |