Where does “hymenopteran” come from?

hymenopteran (English) comes from Translingual Hymenoptera, from English -ist, from Old French -iste, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.

hymenopteran (English): Any insect of the order Hymenoptera: the bees,...

Definitions

  1. Any insect of the order Hymenoptera: the bees,...

Ancestry of “hymenopteran”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualHymenopteraorder
2English-istAdded to words to form nouns denoting
3Old French-iste—
4Latin-ista-ist; one who practises or believes
5Ancient Greek-ιστήςAlternative form of -τής; -ist
6Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
7Proto-Hellenic-tās—

Words derived from “hymenopteran”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tās →Every word from English -ist →Every word from Ancient Greek -τής →