Where does “silkmoth” come from?
silkmoth (English) comes from English silk, from Middle English silk, from Old English sioloc.
silkmoth (English): Any moth whose caterpillar stage is a silkworm,...
Definitions
- Any moth whose caterpillar stage is a silkworm,...
Ancestry of “silkmoth”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | silk | A fine fiber excreted by the silkworm or other... |
| 2 | Middle English | silk | — |
| 3 | Old English | sioloc | — |