Where does “Culex” come from?

Culex (English) comes from Latin culex, from Proto-Indo-European ḱuH-ló-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

Culex (English): Any of various mosquitoes of the genus Culex, some of which carry disease

Definitions

  1. Any of various mosquitoes of the genus Culex, some of which carry disease

Ancestry of “Culex”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinculexgnat, midge, mosquito
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱuH-ló-—
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “Culex”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱuH-ló- →Every word from Latin culex →
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