Where does “insectivore” come from?
insectivore (English) comes from French insectivore, from 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...
insectivore (English): Insect-eating animal or plant; mammal of the now...
Definitions
- Insect-eating animal or plant; mammal of the now...
Ancestry of “insectivore”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | insectivore | insectivorous; insectivore |
| 2 | French | insecte | insect |
| 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... |