Where does “Xylocopinae” come from?
Xylocopinae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Xylocopa, 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,...
Xylocopinae (Translingual): subfamily
Definitions
- subfamily
Ancestry of “Xylocopinae”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Translingual | Xylocopa | genus |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ξυλοκόπος | hewing, felling wood; lumberjack, woodcutter,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κόπος | striking, beating; toil and trouble, suffering;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κόπτω | strike; cut; shake |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kep- | to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,... |