Where does “geotrupe” come from?

geotrupe (Italian) comes from Translingual Geotrupes, from Ancient Greek τρυπῶ, from Ancient Greek τρυπάω — to bore, drill.

geotrupe (Italian): dung beetle

Definitions

  1. dung beetle

Ancestry of “geotrupe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualGeotrupesgenus
2Ancient Greekτρυπῶ—
3Ancient Greekτρυπάωto bore, drill
Every word from Ancient Greek τρυπάω →Every word from Ancient Greek τρυπῶ →Every word from Translingual Geotrupes →