Where does “nonentomologist” come from?
nonentomologist (English) comes from English entomologist, from English entomology, from French entomologie, from Ancient Greek ἔντομον, from Ancient Greek ἔντομος, from Ancient Greek ἐν-, from Ancient Greek ἐν, from Ancient Greek δέρμα — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
nonentomologist (English): One who is not an entomologist
Definitions
- One who is not an entomologist
Ancestry of “nonentomologist”, step by step
nonentomologist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English entomologist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | entomologist | A scientist who studies insects |
| 2 | English | entomology | The scientific study of insects, and of other... |
| 3 | French | entomologie | entomology |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἔντομον | masculine/feminine accusative singular of... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἔντομος | cut in pieces, cut up |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐν- | in, within; on |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἐν | in, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | δέρμα | skin, hide |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | γλυφή | carving, carved work; hole cut |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |