treehopper

English

Treehopper (Membracis bucktoni)

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *dóru
Proto-Germanic *trewą
Proto-West Germanic *treu
Old English trēow
Middle English tre
English tree
Proto-Germanic *huppōną
Proto-West Germanic *huppōn
Old English hoppian
Proto-Indo-European *-ō
Proto-Germanic *-ô
Proto-West Germanic *-ō
Old English -a
Old English *hoppa
Middle English *hoppe
Middle English hoppere
English hopper
English treehopper

    From tree + hopper.

    Noun

    treehopper (plural treehoppers)

    1. An insect of the family Membracidae.

    Translations

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