Etymology of the English word tortricid
the English word
tortricidderived from the New Latin word
Tortricidaederived from the New Latin word
tortrixderived from the Latin word
tortor (torturer)
derived from the Latin word
torquere (turn, twist; hurl)
derived from the New Latin word
Tortrixderived from the Latin word
TortorDate
The earliest known usage of tortricid in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
