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Where does “μύρμηκος” come from?

μύρμηκος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek μύρμηξ, from Proto-Indo-European morwi- — ant.

μύρμηκος (Ancient Greek): genitive singular of μύρμηξ; ant’s

Definitions

  1. genitive singular of μύρμηξ; ant’s

Ancestry of “μύρμηκος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμύρμηξant; a beast of prey in India
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmorwi-ant

Words derived from “μύρμηκος”

  • myrmecochorous
  • myrmecophilous
  • myrmecochory
  • myrmecophile
  • myrmecology
  • myrmecophily
  • myrmecologist
  • myrmecological
  • myrmecophagy
  • myrmecophage
  • myrmecodomatium
  • myrmeco-
  • myrmecophagous
  • myrmecophobia
  • myrmecomorphy
  • myrmecomorphic
  • myrmecoid
  • myrmecoidy
  • Myrmecobius
  • Myrmecobiidae
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