Where does “leptirić” come from?

leptirić (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian leptir, from Ancient Greek λεπίς, from Ancient Greek λέπω — peel, strip off the rind or husk.

leptirić (Serbo-Croatian): butterfly or moth

Definitions

  1. butterfly or moth

Ancestry of “leptirić”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianleptirlepidopteran; butterfly or moth; butterfly;...
2Ancient Greekλεπίςscale, flake, shell, husk; epithelial debris;...
3Ancient Greekλέπωpeel, strip off the rind or husk
Every word from Ancient Greek λέπω →Every word from Ancient Greek λεπίς →Every word from Serbo-Croatian leptir →