Where does “yellow-crescent blister beetle” come from?
yellow-crescent blister beetle (English) comes from English crescent, from Middle English cressaunt, from Anglo-Norman cressaunt, from Old French creissant, from Latin crēscēns, from Latin crēscō, from Proto-Italic krēskō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- — army.
yellow-crescent blister beetle (English): Pyrota insulata, a species of black and orange blister beetle found in the United States and Mexico
Definitions
- Pyrota insulata, a species of black and orange blister beetle found in the United States and Mexico
Ancestry of “yellow-crescent blister beetle”, step by step
yellow-crescent blister beetle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English crescent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | crescent | The figure of the moon as it appears in its first... |
| 2 | Middle English | cressaunt | crescent shape or heraldic charge |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | cressaunt | — |
| 4 | Old French | creissant | present participle of creistre; crescent |
| 5 | Latin | crēscēns | coming to be |
| 6 | Latin | crēscō | to rise, grow, grow up; prosper, thrive; increase, multiply, augment |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | krēskō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via English yellow
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | yellow | Having yellow as its color; Lacking courage;... |
| 2 | Middle English | yelow | yellow, yellowish, gold; yellow-coloured;... |
| 3 | Old English | ġeolu | yellow |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | gelu | yellow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gelwaz | yellow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃wós | yellow, green |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |