Where does “libélula” come from?

libélula (Spanish) comes from New Latin libellula, from Latin lībella, from Latin lībra, from Ancient Greek ζυγόν, from Proto-Hellenic dzugón, from Proto-Indo-European yugóm, from Proto-Indo-European yewg- — to join, to yoke, to tie together.

libélula (Spanish): dragonfly

Definitions

  1. dragonfly

Ancestry of “libélula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinlibelluladragonfly
2LatinlībellaAn as (the tenth part of a denarius)
3Latinlībra
4Ancient Greekζυγόνyoke, for joining animals; yoke, burden; in...
5Proto-Hellenicdzugónyoke
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyugómyoke
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yewg-Every word from Proto-Indo-European yugómEvery word from Proto-Hellenic dzugón