Where does “Bombycoidea” come from?

Bombycoidea (Translingual) comes from Translingual Bombyx, from Latin bombyx, from Ancient Greek βόμβυξ — silkworm; garment made of silk; deeptoned flute.

Bombycoidea (Translingual): superfamily

Definitions

  1. superfamily

Ancestry of “Bombycoidea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualBombyxgenus
2Latinbombyxsilkworm
3Ancient Greekβόμβυξsilkworm; garment made of silk; deeptoned flute
Every word from Ancient Greek βόμβυξ →Every word from Latin bombyx →Every word from Translingual Bombyx →