Where does “Kalotermes” come from?

Kalotermes (Translingual) comes from Translingual Termes, from Late Latin termes, from Latin tarmes, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

Kalotermes (Translingual): genus

Definitions

genus

Ancestry of “Kalotermes”, step by step

Kalotermes traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Translingual Termes

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Translingual	Termes	genus
2	Late Latin	termes	a branch bough of a tree, one severed thence;...
3	Latin	tarmes	a worm that eats wood; a woodworm
4	Proto-Indo-European	terh₁-	to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

via Translingual καλός

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Translingual	καλός	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Latin tarmes →Every word from Late Latin termes →