Where does “Nasutitermes” come from?

Nasutitermes (Translingual) comes from Latin nasutus, from Latin -utus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

Nasutitermes (Translingual): genus

Definitions

genus

Ancestry of “Nasutitermes”, step by step

Nasutitermes traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin nasutus

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	nasutus	big-nosed; that has a large nose; satirical,...
2	Latin	-utus	—
3	Latin	-tus	Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
4	Proto-Italic	-tus	—
5	Proto-Indo-European	-tus	Derives action nouns from verb roots

via Translingual Termes

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Translingual	Termes	genus
2	Late Latin	termes	a branch bough of a tree, one severed thence;...
3	Latin	tarmes	a worm that eats wood; a woodworm
4	Proto-Indo-European	terh₁-	to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →