Where does “cantaride” come from?

cantaride (Italian) comes from Latin cantharis, from Ancient Greek κανθαρίς, from Ancient Greek κάνθαρος — dung beetle; sort of drinking-cup with large...

cantaride (Italian): Spanish fly; cantharides

Definitions

  1. Spanish fly; cantharides

Ancestry of “cantaride”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincantharisThe Spanish fly, Lytta vesicatoria, and the...
2Ancient GreekκανθαρίςSpanish fly; kind of fish
3Ancient Greekκάνθαροςdung beetle; sort of drinking-cup with large...
Every word from Ancient Greek κάνθαροςEvery word from Ancient Greek κανθαρίςEvery word from Latin cantharis
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