Where does “eared leafhopper” come from?
eared leafhopper (English) comes from English leafhopper, from English Hopper, from Middle English hoppere, from Old English hoppa, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre — he, she.
eared leafhopper (English): Ledra aurita, a species of leafhopper
Definitions
- Ledra aurita, a species of leafhopper
Ancestry of “eared leafhopper”, step by step
eared leafhopper traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English leafhopper
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | leafhopper | Any insect of the family Cicadellidae |
| 2 | English | Hopper | One who or that which hops |
| 3 | Middle English | hoppere | — |
| 4 | Old English | hoppa | one who hops, hopper; hopper |
| 5 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 6 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 7 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 8 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 13 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English eared
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eared | Having ears; simple past tense and past... |
| 2 | English | ear | The organ of hearing, consisting of the pinna,... |
| 3 | Middle English | ēre | The ear organ that receives sound |
| 4 | Old English | ēare | ear |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | auʀā | ear |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ausô | ear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ṓws | ear |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew- | to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be... |