Where does “Toxorhynchites” come from?

Toxorhynchites (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek ῥύγχος, from Proto-Indo-European srungʰ-.

Toxorhynchites (Translingual): genus, that do not consume blood and whose larvae are predators of other mosquito larvae}}

Definitions

  1. genus, that do not consume blood and whose larvae are predators of other mosquito larvae}}

Ancestry of “Toxorhynchites”, step by step

Toxorhynchites traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ῥύγχος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekῥύγχοςsnout, the nose of an animal, muzzle; beak of a...
2Proto-Indo-Europeansrungʰ-—

via Ancient Greek τόξον

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτόξονbow; rainbow; arc

Words derived from “Toxorhynchites”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European srungʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek ῥύγχος →