Where does “Lycosoidea” come from?

Lycosoidea (Translingual) comes from Translingual Lycosa, from Latin lycos, from Ancient Greek Λύκος, from Proto-Hellenic *lúkos — wolf.

Lycosoidea (Translingual): superfamily

Definitions

  1. superfamily

Ancestry of “Lycosoidea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualLycosagenus
2Latinlycoswolf spider
3Ancient GreekΛύκοςwolf
4Proto-Hellenic*lúkoswolf
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *lúkos →Every word from Ancient Greek Λύκος →Every word from Latin lycos →
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