Where does “blattodean” come from?

blattodean (English) comes from Translingual Blattodea, from Translingual Blatta, from Latin blatta — any insect that shuns the light, e.g. cockroach,...

blattodean (English): Any insect in the order Blattodea, which includes cockroaches and, in more recent taxonomy, termites

Definitions

Any insect in the order Blattodea, which includes cockroaches and, in more recent taxonomy, termites

Ancestry of “blattodean”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Translingual	Blattodea	order
2	Translingual	Blatta	genus
3	Latin	blatta	any insect that shuns the light, e.g. cockroach,...

Every word from Latin blatta →Every word from Translingual Blatta →Every word from Translingual Blattodea →