Where does “świerzbowiec” come from?

świerzbowiec (Polish) comes from Polish -owiec, from Polish -ec, from Old Polish -ec, from Proto-Slavic -ьcь, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.

świerzbowiec (Polish): any of various species of mite belonging to the families Psoroptidae and Sarcoptidae

Definitions

  1. any of various species of mite belonging to the families Psoroptidae and Sarcoptidae

Ancestry of “świerzbowiec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polish-owiec-er; appended to some fruit or seed names to form...
2Polish-ecA masculine suffix
3Old Polish-ecforms nouns
4Proto-Slavic-ьcьForms diminutives from nouns; Forms nouns from...
5Lithuanian-ikas—
6Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos →Every word from Polish -ec →Every word from Polish -owiec →