English
elytrous
From elytron + -ous.
Formed from elytron + -ous
Proto-Indo-Iranian *wr̥náwti
Proto-Indo-Aryan *wr̥náwti
Sanskrit वृणोति ‘to cover, screen’
Ancient Greek εἰλύω ‘to wrap, enfold, cover’
Ancient Greek ἔλυτρον ‘sheath’
English elytron
Today it means
adj Relating to the elytron.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / elytrous