Where does “pyraloid” come from?

pyraloid (English) comes from Translingual Pyraloidea, from Translingual Pyralis, from Latin pyralis, from Latin pyra, from Ancient Greek πῦρ, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ — bonfire; spelt.

pyraloid (English): Any moth of the superfamily Pyraloidea

Definitions

  1. Any moth of the superfamily Pyraloidea

Ancestry of “pyraloid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualPyraloideasuperfamily
2TranslingualPyralisgenus
3Latinpyralisa winged insect that was supposed to live in...
4Latinpyrapyre
5Ancient Greekπῦρa fire; lightning; a fever
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wr̥bonfire; spelt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ →Every word from Ancient Greek πῦρ →Every word from Latin pyra →