Where does “Polyorthoptera” come from?

Polyorthoptera (Translingual) comes from Translingual Orthoptera, 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.

Polyorthoptera (Translingual): magnorder

Definitions

  1. magnorder

Ancestry of “Polyorthoptera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualOrthopteraorder It formerly included many other groups such as cockroaches, stick insects, mantids and earwigs, which are now classified in other orders
2Ancient Greekὀρθόςstraight, upright, erect; straight forward, in a...
3Proto-Hellenicortʰwós
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃r̥dʰwós
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erdʰ-to increase, grow; upright, high
6Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós