Where does “formicarium” come from?
formicarium (English) comes from English -arium, from Latin -ārium, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om, from Proto-Indo-European *-oHom.
formicarium (English): A vivarium used for the study of ants and ant...
Definitions
- A vivarium used for the study of ants and ant...
Ancestry of “formicarium”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -arium | A place associated with a specified thing; A... |
| 2 | Latin | -ārium | used primarily to form nouns of purpose from other nouns, such as places where things are kept or objects used for a particular end |
| 3 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |