Scaeva

scaeva Translingual thumb|Scaeva pyrastri species Scaeva pyrastri Etymology mul la scaevus Proper noun 1 f genus family Syrphidae Hypernyms genus ; Syrphinae subfamily - subfamily; Syrphini tribe - tribe Hyponyms genus Scaeva affinis species, Scaeva pyrastri species, Scaeva selenitica species - selected species References 1 1 1 7261 140240 7CX9 26058 219538 Latin Etymology From la scaevus scaeva left; left-handed; clumsy; unlucky, from la itc-pro *skaiwos, from la ine-pro *skeh₂iwos. Proper noun Scaeva<1> m a cognomen used by the la gens gentes gens Junia Junia, gens Sibidiena Sibidiena, gens Publicia Publicia, and others Decimus Junius Brutus Scaeva (consul 292) Decimus Junius Brutus Scaeva Declension Scaeva<1> Derived terms la Scaevius Scaevilius Scaevinia Scaevola References Scaeva George Davis Chase, "Origin of Roman Praenomina", Harvard Studies in Classical Philology, Vol. 8, 1897, p. 109. la cognomina