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Where does “Sphecidae” come from?

Sphecidae (Translingual) comes from Translingual -idae, from Latin -ides, from Ancient Greek -ίδης, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Sphecidae (Translingual): taxonomic family of wasps

Definitions

  1. taxonomic family of wasps

Ancestry of “Sphecidae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Translingual-idaeof the family of
2Latin-idesson of
3Ancient Greek-ίδηςson of
4Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
5Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
6Proto-Indo-European-ess—
7Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “Sphecidae”

  • sphecoid
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