Where does “Zeckenlarve” come from?

Zeckenlarve (German) comes from German Larve, from Middle High German larve, from Latin larva, from Old Latin larua — demon, spirit of the dead.

Zeckenlarve (German): tick larva

Definitions

  1. tick larva

Ancestry of “Zeckenlarve”, step by step

Zeckenlarve traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Larve

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLarvelarva; mask
2Middle High Germanlarve—
3Latinlarvaghost, haunt, evil spirit, demon, devil;...
4Old Latinlaruademon, spirit of the dead

via German zecke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzecketick animal
2Middle High Germanzecke—
3Old High Germanzecko—
4Proto-West Germanic*tīkōtick
Every word from Old Latin larua →Every word from Latin larva →Every word from Middle High German larve →