Where does “Bdelloidea” come from?

Bdelloidea (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek βδέλλα, from Ancient Greek βδάλλω, from Pre-Greek qsb-grc.

Bdelloidea (Translingual): subclass

Definitions

  1. subclass

Ancestry of “Bdelloidea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβδέλλαleech; lamprey; bdellium
2Ancient Greekβδάλλωto milk cows; to suck
3Pre-Greekqsb-grc—
Every word from Pre-Greek qsb-grc →Every word from Ancient Greek βδάλλω →Every word from Ancient Greek βδέλλα →
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