Where does “Culex” come from?

Culex (Translingual) comes from Latin culex, from Proto-Indo-European ḱuH-ló-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

Culex (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Culex”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinculexgnat, midge, mosquito
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱuH-ló-—
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “Culex”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱuH-ló- →Every word from Latin culex →