Where does “formicarian” come from?
formicarian (English) comes from English -arian, from English -ary, from Italian -ario, from Latin -ārium, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om, from Proto-Indo-European *-oHom.
formicarian (English): Of or pertaining to ants
Ancestry of “formicarian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -arian | A believer in something; An advocate of... |
| 2 | English | -ary | of or pertaining to; adjective suffix appended to... |
| 3 | Italian | -ario | -ary; Added to nouns to create attributive... |
| 4 | Latin | -ārium | — |
| 5 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |