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Where does “mirid” come from?

mirid (English) comes from Translingual Miridae, from Translingual -idae, from Latin -ides, from Ancient Greek -ίδης, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

mirid (English): Any insect of the family Miridae, a plant bug

Definitions

  1. Any insect of the family Miridae, a plant bug

Ancestry of “mirid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualMiridae—
2Translingual-idaeof the family of
3Latin-idesson of
4Ancient Greek-ίδηςson of
5Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
6Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
7Proto-Indo-European-ess—
8Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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