Etymology of “Culex”
Tracing the origin and linguistic journey from Latin
Source language
Latin
Ancestry links
1
Descendants
6
Word Origin Summary
Culex is attested in Latin. Follow the ancestry chain below to trace where this term came from and how it branched into later descendants.
Ancestry Chain
Descendants and Related Terms
- cúlex
Catalan · derived from
- culex
English · borrowed from
- culicifacies
Translingual · derived from
- culiciform
English · derived from
- Culex
Translingual · derived from
- kulo
Esperanto · derived from
What You Can Explore
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