Where does “Tineoidea” come from?

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

Tineoidea (Translingual): superfamily

Definitions

  1. superfamily

Ancestry of “Tineoidea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualTineagenus
2LatinTineaa destructive insect larva that attacks household items such as books or clothing; larva, maggot, caterpillar
3Proto-Indo-Europeanteh₂w-to melt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teh₂w- →Every word from Latin Tinea →Every word from Translingual Tinea →