Etymology

ephemerid

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Today it means: Any in the family Ephemeridae of mayflies. Full definition →

translingual Ephemeridae ← New Latin ephemerus ← Ancient Greek ἐφήμερος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἐφήμερος
  2. New Latin · derived fromephemerus
  3. translingual · derived fromEphemeridae
  4. English todayephemerid

From translingual Ephemeridae, from New Latin ephemerus, from Ancient Greek ἐφήμερος (ephḗmeros), the more common form of ἐφημέριος (ephēmérios, “of, for, or during the day, living or lasting but for a day, short-lived, temporary”), from ἐπί (epí, “on”) + ἡμέρα (hēméra, “day”).

Words from the same roots

New Latinephemerus all →

ephemeral

Ancient Greekἐφήμερος all →

ephemeral

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.