Where does “longhorn forestfly” come from?

longhorn forestfly (English) comes from English longhorn, from English long, from English longitude, from Old French longitude, from Latin longitūdō, from Latin longus, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

longhorn forestfly (English): Prostoia similis, a species of spring stonefly

Definitions

  1. Prostoia similis, a species of spring stonefly

Ancestry of “longhorn forestfly”, step by step

longhorn forestfly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English longhorn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlonghornA breed of beef cattle, having long horns, bred...
2EnglishlongHaving much distance from one terminating point...
3EnglishlongitudeAngular distance measured west or east of the...
4Old Frenchlongitude
5Latinlongitūdōlength, longitude; longness
6Latinlongusfar, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,...
7Latinly; used to form adverbs from adjectives
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via English forestfly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishforestfly
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin dis-Every word from Latin