Where does “banded hickory borer” come from?

banded hickory borer (English) comes from English banded, from English Band-Aid, from English aid, from Middle English aiden, from Middle French ayder, from Old French aidier, from Latin adiūtō, from Latin -tō — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

banded hickory borer (English): A species of brown longhorn beetle (Knulliana cincta) with orange patterns, found in the southern United States, certain northern areas of Mexico, and the Bahamas

Definitions

  1. A species of brown longhorn beetle (Knulliana cincta) with orange patterns, found in the southern United States, certain northern areas of Mexico, and the Bahamas

Ancestry of “banded hickory borer”, step by step

banded hickory borer traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English banded

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbandedMarked with bands of colour; Divided into bands;...
2EnglishBand-AidAn adhesive bandage, a small piece of fabric or plastic that may be stuck to the skin in order to temporarily cover a small wound
3EnglishaidHelp; assistance; succor, relief; A helper; an...
4Middle EnglishaidenTo aid
5Middle Frenchayderto help; to aid
6Old Frenchaidierto help
7Latinadiūtōto help, serve, assist
8Latin-tōForms here
9Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
10Proto-Italic-tus
11Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

via English borer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishborerA tedious person; A person who bores, who drills;...
2English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
3Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
4Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
5Latin-ārefirst conjugation
6Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
7Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
10Chichewaiyehe, she

via English hickory

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhickoryOf or pertaining to the hickory tree or its wood;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus