Where does “buprestid” come from?
buprestid (English) comes from Translingual Buprestidae, from Translingual Buprestis, from Latin buprestis, from Ancient Greek βούπρηστις, from Ancient Greek βοῦς, from Latin corvus, from Proto-Italic korwos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂wós — army.
buprestid (English): Any of the many beetles of the family...
Definitions
- Any of the many beetles of the family...
Ancestry of “buprestid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Translingual | Buprestidae | family, flatheaded borer larvae, or buprestids}} |
| 2 | Translingual | Buprestis | genus |
| 3 | Latin | buprestis | a beetle, which being eaten with the grass caused... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | βούπρηστις | poisonous beetle, which being eaten by cattle in... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βοῦς | cow, ox, cattle; shield: ὃτι ἐκ βοείων ἐστι... |
| 6 | Latin | corvus | A raven; a bird associated with prophecy and... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | korwos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂wós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |