Where does “Elateriformia” come from?
Elateriformia (Translingual) comes from Translingual Elater, from New Latin elater, from Ancient Greek ἐλατήρ, from Ancient Greek ἐλαύνω, from Ancient Greek -τός, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
Elateriformia (Translingual): infraorder
Definitions
- infraorder
Ancestry of “Elateriformia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Translingual | Elater | genus |
| 2 | New Latin | elater | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἐλατήρ | driver, especially of horses, charioteer; rower,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐλαύνω | drive, set in motion; ride a horse, drive a... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τός | creates verbal adjectives of possibility, either... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |