Where does “antiinsectan” come from?

antiinsectan (English) comes from English insectan, from English insect, from Middle French insecte, from Latin īnsectum, from Latin insectus, from Ancient Greek ἔντομον, from Ancient Greek ἔντομος, from Ancient Greek ἐν- — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

antiinsectan (English): Any compound produced by a plant or other...

Definitions

  1. Any compound produced by a plant or other...

Ancestry of “antiinsectan”, step by step

antiinsectan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English insectan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinsectanOf insects
2EnglishinsectAn arthropod in the class Insecta, characterized...
3Middle Frenchinsecte
4Latinīnsectuminsect
5Latininsectuscut up or into, having been cut up or into;...
6Ancient Greekἔντομονmasculine/feminine accusative singular of...
7Ancient Greekἔντομοςcut in pieces, cut up
8Ancient Greekἐν-in, within; on
9Ancient Greekἐνin, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
10Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
11Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
12Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
13Proto-Indo-European-íh₂
14Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

via English anti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishantiOpposed to something; That has a torsion angle...
2Englishanti-Against, hostile to; Contrasting with the norm;...
3Ancient Greekἀντι-anti-, against; like, reminiscent of
4Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́opposite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱEvery word from Ancient Greek ἐν-