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Where does “Psylloidea” come from?

Psylloidea (Translingual) comes from Translingual Psylla, from Ancient Greek ψύλλα, from Proto-Indo-European *plus-.

Ancestry of “Psylloidea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualPsylla—
2Ancient Greekψύλλαflea; type of venomous spider, perhaps a type of...
3Proto-Indo-European*plus-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *plus- →