Where does “parasitoid wasp” come from?
parasitoid wasp (English) comes from English parasitoid, from English -oid, from Latin -oides, from Greek -ο, from Ancient Greek εἶδος, from Spanish -scopio, from Latin -scopium, from Ancient Greek σκοπέω — to see, to look, to observe.
parasitoid wasp (English): A large subportion of taxonomically closely-related wasp taxa who engage in parasitoidism; usually defined as the spider wasps (Pompilidae), ichneumonoids (Ichneumonoidea), orussoids (Orussoidea), and chalcidoids (Chalcidoidea)
Definitions
- A large subportion of taxonomically closely-related wasp taxa who engage in parasitoidism; usually defined as the spider wasps (Pompilidae), ichneumonoids (Ichneumonoidea), orussoids (Orussoidea), and chalcidoids (Chalcidoidea)
Ancestry of “parasitoid wasp”, step by step
parasitoid wasp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English parasitoid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | parasitoid | Any organism that is parasitic during part of its... |
| 2 | English | -oid | Of similar form to, but not the same as. Having... |
| 3 | Latin | -oides | -like, -form |
| 4 | Greek | -ο | ending for accusative singular forms (eg δρόμος, ψήφος); and some vocative singular forms |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | εἶδος | That which is seen: form, image, shape;... |
| 6 | Spanish | -scopio | -scope |
| 7 | Latin | -scopium | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | σκοπέω | I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | σκοπός | watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | sképťomai | to look at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |