Where does “Latrodectinae” come from?
Latrodectinae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Latrodectus, from Ancient Greek δήκτης, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Ancient Greek πεῖρα, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
Latrodectinae (Translingual): subfamily and related spiders}}
Definitions
- subfamily and related spiders}}
Ancestry of “Latrodectinae”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Translingual | Latrodectus | genus and button spiders}} |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | δήκτης | A biter |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πεῖρα | trial, experiment, attempt |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |