Where does “tineosus” come from?

tineosus (Latin) comes from Latin Tinea, from Proto-Indo-European teh₂w- — to melt.

tineosus (Latin): wormy, full of worms

Definitions

  1. wormy, full of worms

Ancestry of “tineosus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinTineaa destructive insect larva that attacks household items such as books or clothing; larva, maggot, caterpillar
2Proto-Indo-Europeanteh₂w-to melt

Words derived from “tineosus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European teh₂w- →Every word from Latin Tinea →