Where does “Melolontha” come from?

Melolontha (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek μηλολόνθη, from Ancient Greek μῆλον, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l- — small animal”; small animal.

Melolontha (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Melolontha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμηλολόνθηcockchafer
2Ancient Greekμῆλονapple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast
3Proto-Indo-European(s)meh₁l-small animal”; small animal

Words derived from “Melolontha”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l- →Every word from Ancient Greek μῆλον →Every word from Ancient Greek μηλολόνθη →