Where does “чешуекрылый” come from?
чешуекрылый (Russian) comes from Russian крыло́, from Proto-Slavic kridlo, from Proto-Slavic -dlo, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
чешуекрылый (Russian): scale-winged, scaly-winged
Definitions
- scale-winged, scaly-winged
Ancestry of “чешуекрылый”, step by step
чешуекрылый traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian крыло́
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | крыло́ | wing |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | kridlo | wing |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -dlo | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlom | Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;... |
via Translingual Lepidoptera
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Translingual | Lepidoptera | order |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | λεπίς | scale, flake, shell, husk; epithelial debris;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λέπω | peel, strip off the rind or husk |