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

  1. Any moth whose caterpillar stage is a silkworm,...

Ancestry of “silkmoth”, step by step

silkmoth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English silk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsilkA fine fiber excreted by the silkworm or other...
2Middle Englishsilk—
3Old Englishsioloc—

via English moth

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmothA usually nocturnal insect of the order...
2Hindiमोठmat, mot
Every word from Old English sioloc →