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Where does “Vespoidea” come from?

Vespoidea (Translingual) comes from Translingual Vespa, from Latin vespa, from Proto-Indo-European wobʰséh₂, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.

Ancestry of “Vespoidea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualVespa—
2Latinvespawasp
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwobʰséh₂—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid
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