Where does “Xylocopa” come from?

Xylocopa (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek ξυλοκόπος, from Ancient Greek κόπος, from Ancient Greek κόπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kep- — to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...

Xylocopa (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Xylocopa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekξυλοκόποςhewing, felling wood; lumberjack, woodcutter,...
2Ancient Greekκόποςstriking, beating; toil and trouble, suffering;...
3Ancient Greekκόπτωstrike; cut; shake
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kep-to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...

Words derived from “Xylocopa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kep- →Every word from Ancient Greek κόπτω →Every word from Ancient Greek κόπος →