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.
Ancestry of “Culicomorpha”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Translingual | Culex | — |
| 2 | Latin | culex | gnat, midge, mosquito |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱuH-ló- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |