parvorder

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English parvo-

Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-der.

Proto-Italic *ordōder.

Latin ōrdinem

Old French ordneder.

Middle English ordre

English order

English parvorder

From parvo- + order.

Noun

parvorder (plural parvorders)

1. (taxonomy) A specific taxonomic category above superfamily and below infraorder.