Where does “Cicadinea” come from?
Cicadinea (Translingual) comes from Translingual -inea, from New Latin -ineus, from Latin -eus, from Ancient Greek -εῖος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
Ancestry of “Cicadinea”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Translingual | -inea | Used to form the taxonomic names of subclasses of... |
| 2 | New Latin | -ineus | — |
| 3 | Latin | -eus | argentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -εῖος | Forms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |