Where does “scarabaeine” come from?
scarabaeine (English) comes from Translingual Scarabaeinae, from Translingual Scarabaeus, from Latin scarabaeus, from Ancient Greek κάραβος — a kind of beetle, probably a longhorn beetle; a...
scarabaeine (English): Any of the subfamily Scarabaeinae of dung beetles
Definitions
- Any of the subfamily Scarabaeinae of dung beetles
Ancestry of “scarabaeine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Translingual | Scarabaeinae | subfamily |
| 2 | Translingual | Scarabaeus | genus |
| 3 | Latin | scarabaeus | A scarab, black dung beetle, revered in Ancient... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κάραβος | a kind of beetle, probably a longhorn beetle; a... |