Where does “Lestoidea” come from?
Lestoidea (Translingual) comes from Translingual Lestes, from Ancient Greek λῃστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Ancient Greek πεῖρα, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
Lestoidea (Translingual): superfamily
Definitions
- superfamily
Ancestry of “Lestoidea”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Translingual | Lestes | genus |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | λῃστής | robber, bandit; pirate, buccaneer; revolutionary,... |
| 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 |