Where does “dictyopteran” come from?

dictyopteran (English) comes from Translingual Dictyoptera, from Ancient Greek δίκτυον, from Ancient Greek δικεῖν — to cast, to throw; to strike; throw.

dictyopteran (English): Any of the polyneopterous insects of the order...

Definitions

  1. Any of the polyneopterous insects of the order...

Ancestry of “dictyopteran”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualDictyopteracohort
2Ancient Greekδίκτυονfishing net
3Ancient Greekδικεῖνto cast, to throw; to strike; throw
Every word from Ancient Greek δικεῖν →Every word from Ancient Greek δίκτυον →Every word from Translingual Dictyoptera →