Where does “sphex” come from?

sphex (English) comes from Translingual Sphex, from Ancient Greek σφήξ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

sphex (English): Any of the sand wasps of "Sphex" and allied...

Definitions

  1. Any of the sand wasps of "Sphex" and allied...

Ancestry of “sphex”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualSphexgenus
2Ancient Greekσφήξwasp
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

Words derived from “sphex”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Ancient Greek σφήξ →Every word from Translingual Sphex →