Where does “афодия” come from?

афодия (Russian) comes from Translingual Aphodius, from Translingual -ius, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

афодия (Russian): A scarab beetle of the genus Aphodius

Definitions

  1. A scarab beetle of the genus Aphodius

Ancestry of “афодия”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualAphodiusgenus
2Translingual-iusLatinizing suffix
3Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
4Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Latin -ius →Every word from Proto-Italic -jōs →