Where does “acaricidal” come from?
acaricidal (English) comes from English acaricide, from English acarid, from Translingual Acaridae, from Translingual Acarus, from Latin acarus, from Ancient Greek ἄκαρι, from Ancient Greek ἀκαρής, from Ancient Greek -ής — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
acaricidal (English): Deadly to acarids
Definitions
- Deadly to acarids
Ancestry of “acaricidal”, step by step
acaricidal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English acaricide
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | acaricide | Any substance which kills acarids |
| 2 | English | acarid | Any parasitic arachnid, such as mites and ticks,... |
| 3 | Translingual | Acaridae | biological family |
| 4 | Translingual | Acarus | typical genus of mites; genus |
| 5 | Latin | acarus | mite; member of the former inclusive genus of... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἄκαρι | Alternative form of ἀκαρί; cheese mite, tick;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀκαρής | too short to be cut; very short |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |