Where does “Culicomorpha” come from?

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

Culicomorpha (Translingual): infraorder

Definitions

  1. infraorder

Ancestry of “Culicomorpha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualCulexgenus
2Latinculexgnat, midge, mosquito
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱuH-ló-—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱuH-ló- →Every word from Latin culex →