Where does “Orthoptera” come from?

Orthoptera (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek ὀρθός, from Proto-Hellenic ortʰwós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃r̥dʰwós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

Orthoptera (Translingual): order It formerly included many other groups such as cockroaches, stick insects, mantids and earwigs, which are now classified in other orders

Definitions

  1. order It formerly included many other groups such as cockroaches, stick insects, mantids and earwigs, which are now classified in other orders

Ancestry of “Orthoptera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὀρθόςstraight, upright, erect; straight forward, in a...
2Proto-Hellenicortʰwós
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃r̥dʰwós
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erdʰ-to increase, grow; upright, high
5Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “Orthoptera

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós
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