Where does “phthirapteran” come from?
phthirapteran (English) comes from Translingual Phthiraptera, from Ancient Greek φθείρ, from Ancient Greek φθείρω, from Proto-Hellenic kʷʰtʰéřřō, from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰér-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰer- — flow, diverge; perish.
phthirapteran (English): Any member of the order Phthiraptera of lice
Definitions
- Any member of the order Phthiraptera of lice
Ancestry of “phthirapteran”, step by step