Where does “culiciform” come from?

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

culiciform (English): gnat-shaped

Definitions

  1. gnat-shaped

Ancestry of “culiciform”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinculexgnat, midge, mosquito
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱuH-ló-—
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱuH-ló- →Every word from Latin culex →