Where does “microhymenopteran” come from?
microhymenopteran (English) comes from English hymenopteran, 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.
microhymenopteran (English): Any very small insect of the order Hymenoptera
Definitions
- Any very small insect of the order Hymenoptera
Ancestry of “microhymenopteran”, step by step
microhymenopteran traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hymenopteran
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hymenopteran | Any insect of the order Hymenoptera: the bees,... |
| 2 | Translingual | Hymenoptera | order |
| 3 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 4 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 5 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |