Where does “Dipylidium” come from?

Dipylidium (Translingual) comes from Translingual Dipyle, from Ancient Greek δί-, from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

Dipylidium (Translingual): genus (Dipylidium caninum), a taenioid tapeworm species that is a cosmopolitan parasite of dogs, cats, and other carnivores and occasionally infests humans}}

Definitions

  1. genus (Dipylidium caninum), a taenioid tapeworm species that is a cosmopolitan parasite of dogs, cats, and other carnivores and occasionally infests humans}}

Ancestry of “Dipylidium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualDipylegenus
2Ancient Greekδί-Twice, double
3Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “Dipylidium”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwís →Every word from Ancient Greek διά →