Where does “Pterophoridae” come from?

Pterophoridae (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek Pterophorus, from Ancient Greek -φόρος, from Ancient Greek φέρω, from Proto-Hellenic pʰérō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

Pterophoridae (Translingual): family

Definitions

  1. family

Ancestry of “Pterophoridae”, step by step

Pterophoridae traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek Pterophorus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekPterophorus
2Ancient Greek-φόρος-bearing, -carrying; carrying, bearing; bringing
3Ancient GreekφέρωI bring, bear, carry
4Proto-Hellenicpʰérōto bear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

via Translingual Pterophorus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualPterophorusgenus

Words derived from “Pterophoridae

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéretiEvery word from Proto-Hellenic pʰérō