Where does “Ixodoidea” come from?
Ixodoidea (Translingual) comes from Translingual Ixodes, from Ancient Greek ἰξώδης, from Ancient Greek -ώδης, from Ancient Greek ὄζω, from Proto-Hellenic óďďō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed-ye-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed- — to smell, stink; to hate; to bite.
Ancestry of “Ixodoidea”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Translingual | Ixodes | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἰξώδης | Like birdlime, sticky, clammy |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ώδης | Adjective-forming suffix: smelling of;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὄζω | to smell; there is a smell |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | óďďō | to smell |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ed-ye- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ed- | to smell, stink; to hate; to bite |