Where does “Myrmeleontoidea” come from?

Myrmeleontoidea (Translingual) comes from Translingual Myrmeleon, from Ancient Greek μύρμηξ, from Proto-Indo-European morwi- — ant.

Myrmeleontoidea (Translingual): superfamily

Definitions

  1. superfamily

Ancestry of “Myrmeleontoidea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualMyrmeleongenus
2Ancient Greekμύρμηξant; a beast of prey in India
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmorwi-ant
Every word from Proto-Indo-European morwi- →Every word from Ancient Greek μύρμηξ →Every word from Translingual Myrmeleon →