Where does “Xenocynips” come from?
Xenocynips (Translingual) comes from Translingual xeno-, from Ancient Greek ξένος, from Ancient Greek ἐλαύνω, from Ancient Greek -τός, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
Xenocynips (Translingual): genus|certain parasitoid wasps}}
Definitions
- genus|certain parasitoid wasps}}
Ancestry of “Xenocynips”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Translingual | xeno- | Used to form taxonomic names and epithets... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ξένος | foreign; strange, unusual; of parties giving or... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἐλαύνω | drive, set in motion; ride a horse, drive a... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τός | creates verbal adjectives of possibility, either... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |