Where does “Tinea” come from?

Tinea (Translingual) comes from Latin Tinea, from Proto-Indo-European teh₂w- — to melt.

Tinea (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Tinea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinTineaa destructive insect larva that attacks household items such as books or clothing; larva, maggot, caterpillar
2Proto-Indo-Europeanteh₂w-to melt

Words derived from “Tinea”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European teh₂w- →Every word from Latin Tinea →