Where does “chalcidoid” come from?

chalcidoid (English) comes from Translingual Chalcidoidea, from Translingual Chalcis, from Ancient Greek χαλκίς, from Ancient Greek χαλκός, from Latin pȳritēs, from Ancient Greek πῡρίτης λίθος, from Ancient Greek πῦρ, from Proto-Hellenic *pāwər.

chalcidoid (English): Any wasp of the superfamily Chalcidoidea

Definitions

  1. Any wasp of the superfamily Chalcidoidea

Ancestry of “chalcidoid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualChalcidoideasuperfamily
2TranslingualChalcisgenus|type genus of chalcid wasps}}
3Ancient Greekχαλκίςunknown bird mentioned by Aristotle; European...
4Ancient Greekχαλκόςcopper, or copper alloyed with tin, bronze;...
5Latinpȳritēspyrite
6Ancient Greekπῡρίτης λίθοςstone of fire, flint
7Ancient Greekπῦρa fire; lightning; a fever
8Proto-Hellenic*pāwər
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *pāwərEvery word from Ancient Greek πῦρEvery word from Ancient Greek πῡρίτης λίθος