English
lygaeid
Lygaeid comes from mul Lygaeus, and goes back to Ancient Greek λῡγαῖος ‘dark, gloomy’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEλῡγαῖοςlūgaîos‘dark, gloomy’
- mulmodernLygaeus
- mul, derivedmodernLygaeidae
- Englishtodaylygaeid
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEλῡγαῖοςlūgaîos‘dark, gloomy’
- mulmodernLygaeus
- mul, derivedmodernLygaeidae
- Englishtodaylygaeid
Every English word from Ancient Greek λῡγαῖος
Today it means
noun Any plant bug in the family Lygaeidae.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek λῡγαῖος / lygaeid