Where does “ichneumonoid” come from?

ichneumonoid (English) comes from Translingual Ichneumonoidea, from Translingual Ichneumon, from Latin ichneumon, from Ancient Greek ἰχνεύμων, from Ancient Greek ἰχνεύω, from Ancient Greek -εύω, from Ancient Greek -εύς — Added to noun or adjective stems to form a...

ichneumonoid (English): Any member of the superfamily Ichneumonoidea

Definitions

  1. Any member of the superfamily Ichneumonoidea

Ancestry of “ichneumonoid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualIchneumonoideasuperfamily, ichneumonid and praeichneumonid wasps}}
2TranslingualIchneumongenus
3LatinichneumonEgyptian mongoose, "Herpestes ichneumon";...
4Ancient Greekἰχνεύμωνan Egyptian animal of the weasel-kind, which...
5Ancient Greekἰχνεύωto trace
6Ancient Greek-εύωAdded to the stems of agent or other nouns in...
7Ancient Greek-εύςAdded to noun or adjective stems to form a...
Every word from Ancient Greek -εύςEvery word from Ancient Greek -εύωEvery word from Ancient Greek ἰχνεύω