Where does “trombiculid” come from?
trombiculid (English) comes from Translingual Trombiculidae, from Translingual Trombicula, from Ancient Greek τρέμω, from Proto-Indo-European trem-, from Proto-Indo-European ter-, from Italian termine, from Latin terminus, from Proto-Italic termenos — boundary, end.
trombiculid (English): Any mite of the family Trombiculidae
Definitions
- Any mite of the family Trombiculidae
Ancestry of “trombiculid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Translingual | Trombiculidae | family |
| 2 | Translingual | Trombicula | genus |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τρέμω | to tremble in fear; to be afraid |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | trem- | to tremble |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ter- | tender, weak; young creature |
| 6 | Italian | termine | end, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word |
| 7 | Latin | terminus | a boundary, limit, end |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | termenos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | térmn̥ | boundary, end |