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