Etymology of the English word coleopteran
the English word
coleopteranusing the English suffix
-anderived from the New Latin word
Coleopteraderived from the Greek word
koleopteraderived from the Greek word
koleopteros, κολεόπτερος
derived from the Greek word
koleos, κολεός
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kel-derived from the Greek word
pteron, πτερόν
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pet-derived from the Latin word
coleopteraderived from the Greek word
koleopteros, κολεόπτερος
derived from the Greek word
koleos, κολεός
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kel-derived from the Greek word
pteron, πτερόν
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pet-Date
The earliest known usage of coleopteran in English dates from the 18th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
