Where does “Polyneoptera” come from?
Polyneoptera (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek πολύς, from Ancient Greek πόρος, from Ancient Greek πείρω, from Proto-Hellenic *péryō.
Polyneoptera (Translingual): Cockroaches etc
Ancestry of “Polyneoptera”, step by step
Polyneoptera traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek πολύς
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | πολύς | many, a lot of; neuter πολύ or πολλά as... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πόρος | a means of passage, passageway, way, opening;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πείρω | I pierce, run through; I cleave through |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | *péryō | — |
via Translingual Neoptera
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Translingual | Neoptera | Winged insects that can flex their wings over their abdomens |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πτερόν | feather; wing; Any winged creature |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | péth₂r̥ | wing; feather |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | peth₂- | to spread out; to fly |
Words derived from “Polyneoptera”