Duvalius

Translingual

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Italic *dē
    Latin dē
    Old French de
    Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.
    Proto-Italic *olnos
    Old Latin olle
    Latin ille
    Old French le
    Old French del
    French du
    Proto-Indo-European *welH-?
    Latin vallis
    Old French val
    French val
    French Duvalder.
    Proto-Indo-European *-yós
    Old Latin -ios
    Latin -iusbor.
    Translingual -ius
    Translingual Duvalius

    From French Duval (surname) +‎ -ius. Likely named after Henri August Duval.

    Coined by French entomologist Charles Delarouzée in 1859.

    Proper noun

    Duvalius m

    1. A taxonomic genus within the family Carabidae – certain ground beetles.
    2. A taxonomic subgenus within the family Carabidae – Duvalius (Duvalius).

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