Where does “entomology” come from?
Entomology comes from French entomologie, from the French suffix -logie, from Latin -logia, from Ancient Greek -λογία meaning "discourse," ultimately from Ancient Greek λέγω "to speak" and τέμνω "to cut."
entomology (English): The scientific study of insects, and of other...
Definitions
- The scientific study of insects, and of other...
Ancestry of “entomology”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | entomologie | entomology |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἔντομον | masculine/feminine accusative singular of... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἔντομος | cut in pieces, cut up |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐν- | in, within; on |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐν | in, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | δέρμα | skin, hide |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | γλυφή | carving, carved work; hole cut |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
Words derived from “entomology”