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

Any of the polyneopterous insects of the order...

Ancestry of “dictyopteran”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Translingual	Dictyoptera	cohort
2	Ancient Greek	δίκτυον	fishing net
3	Ancient Greek	δικεῖν	to cast, to throw; to strike; throw

Every word from Ancient Greek δικεῖν →Every word from Ancient Greek δίκτυον →Every word from Translingual Dictyoptera →