Where does “psylla” come from?

psylla (English) comes from Translingual Psylla, from Ancient Greek ψύλλα, from Proto-Indo-European *plus- — flea.

psylla (English): Any leaping plant louse of the genus "Psylla", or...

Definitions

  1. Any leaping plant louse of the genus "Psylla", or...

Ancestry of “psylla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualPsyllagenus
2Ancient Greekψύλλαflea; type of venomous spider, perhaps a type of...
3Proto-Indo-European*plus-flea
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *plus- →