Where does “culex” come from?

culex (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European ḱuH-ló-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

culex (Latin): gnat, midge, mosquito

Definitions

  1. gnat, midge, mosquito

Ancestry of “culex”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱuH-ló-—
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “culex”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱuH-ló- →