Where does “Spitzkopfzikade” come from?

Spitzkopfzikade (German) comes from German kopf, from Middle High German kopf, from Latin cūppa, from Latin cūpa, from Ancient Greek κώπη, from Proto-Indo-European kóh₂p-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

Spitzkopfzikade (German): planthopper, fulgoroid (Fulgoromorpha)

Definitions

  1. planthopper, fulgoroid (Fulgoromorpha)

Ancestry of “Spitzkopfzikade”, step by step

Spitzkopfzikade traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German kopf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankopfhead
2Middle High Germankopfdrinking vessel
3Latincūppadrinking vessel
4Latincūpatub, cask, tun, vat
5Ancient Greekκώπηa handle
6Proto-Indo-Europeankóh₂p-eh₂
7Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

via German spitz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanspitzpointed, pointy; sharp; spiky
2Old High Germanspizzi

via German Zikade

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZikadecicada any hemipteran of the suborder
2Latincicadacicada, tree-cricket; vocative singular of...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p-
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