Where does “Papilionoidea” come from?

Papilionoidea (Translingual) comes from Translingual Papilio, from Latin papilio, from Proto-Indo-European pal- — to fly; to shake, swing; to feel, touch, shake.

Papilionoidea (Translingual): superfamily

Definitions

  1. superfamily

Ancestry of “Papilionoidea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualPapiliogenus
2Latinpapiliobutterfly, moth; Soul of a dead person; tent
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpal-to fly; to shake, swing; to feel, touch, shake
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pal- →Every word from Latin papilio →Every word from Translingual Papilio →