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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | longhorn | A breed of beef cattle, having long horns, bred... |
| 2 | English | long | Having much distance from one terminating point... |
| 3 | English | longitude | Angular distance measured west or east of the... |
| 4 | Old French | longitude | — |
| 5 | Latin | longitūdō | length, longitude; longness |
| 6 | Latin | longus | far, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,... |
| 7 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English forestfly
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | forestfly | — |