Where does “Cynipoidea” come from?

Cynipoidea (Translingual) comes from Translingual Cynips, from Late Latin cyniphes, from Ancient Greek κνίψ — kind of insect that infests fig and oak trees and...

Cynipoidea (Translingual): superfamily

Definitions

  1. superfamily

Ancestry of “Cynipoidea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualCynipsgenus
2Late Latincyniphesa kind of stinging insect
3Ancient Greekκνίψkind of insect that infests fig and oak trees and...
Every word from Ancient Greek κνίψ →Every word from Late Latin cyniphes →Every word from Translingual Cynips →