Where does “cantárida” come from?

cantárida (Spanish) comes from New Latin Cantharida, from Latin cantharis, from Ancient Greek κανθαρίς, from Ancient Greek κάνθαρος — dung beetle; sort of drinking-cup with large...

cantárida (Spanish): Spanish fly

Definitions

  1. Spanish fly

Ancestry of “cantárida”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New LatinCantharida
2LatincantharisThe Spanish fly, Lytta vesicatoria, and the...
3Ancient GreekκανθαρίςSpanish fly; kind of fish
4Ancient Greekκάνθαροςdung beetle; sort of drinking-cup with large...
Every word from Ancient Greek κάνθαροςEvery word from Ancient Greek κανθαρίςEvery word from Latin cantharis