köken: From New Latin lībellula, coined by Carl von Linné after lībella (“carpenter's level”), because of the insect's ability to stay level when hovering. German Libelle is a shortened form, in part after the underlying Latin noun. Doublet of Niveau and Level.
eş: persona agile, persona snella, farfalla, giunco, silfide
köken: From New Latin lībellula, coined by Carl von Linné after lībella (“carpenter's level”), because of the insect's ability to stay level when hovering.
köken: Compound of troll + slända. From troll (“troll”) and slända, here meaning "winged slender insect," but ultimately "spindle, distaff." First attested in 1708.
/toɴboː/ → /toɴbo/ Shift from earlier tonbō, shortening the final vowel. Now the most common reading of this term. The kanji are jukujikun (熟(じゅく)字(じ)訓(くん)), from Chinese 蜻蛉 (qīnglíng).