Where does “Zygoptera” come from?

Zygoptera (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek ζυγός, from Proto-Indo-European yewg- — to join, to yoke, to tie together.

Zygoptera (Translingual): suborder

Definitions

  1. suborder

Ancestry of “Zygoptera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekζυγόςeven; yoke, pair
2Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together

Words derived from “Zygoptera”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yewg- →Every word from Ancient Greek ζυγός →