Where does “insected” come from?
insected (English) comes 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-, from Ancient Greek ἐν — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
insected (English): Resembling or relating to an insect
Definitions
- Resembling or relating to an insect
Ancestry of “insected”, step by step
insected traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English insect
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | insect | An arthropod in the class Insecta, characterized... |
| 2 | Middle French | insecte | — |
| 3 | Latin | īnsectum | insect |
| 4 | Latin | insectus | cut up or into, having been cut up or into;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἔντομον | masculine/feminine accusative singular of... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἔντομος | cut in pieces, cut up |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἐν- | in, within; on |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἐν | in, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | δέρμα | skin, hide |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | γλυφή | carving, carved work; hole cut |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
via English ED
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ED | Initialism of erectile dysfunction; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Japanese | エンディング | ending, especially of a broadcast or performance |
| 3 | English | ending | A termination or conclusion; The last part of... |
| 4 | Middle English | ending | Alternative form of endyng |
| 5 | Middle English | endyng | An ending, termination, or conclusion;... |
| 6 | Old English | endung | ending |
| 7 | Old English | endian | to end, make an end of; to finish, complete; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | andijōną | to end, bring to an end, finish |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |