Where does “photoinsecticide” come from?
photoinsecticide (English) comes from English insecticide, from French insecticide, from French insecte, from Latin īnsectum, from Latin insectus, from Ancient Greek ἔντομον, from Ancient Greek ἔντομος, from Ancient Greek ἐν- — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
photoinsecticide (English): An insecticide whose efficacy is improved with a photosensitizing agent
Definitions
- An insecticide whose efficacy is improved with a photosensitizing agent
Ancestry of “photoinsecticide”, step by step
photoinsecticide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English insecticide
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | insecticide | A substance used to kill insects |
| 2 | French | insecticide | insecticide |
| 3 | French | insecte | insect |
| 4 | Latin | īnsectum | insect |
| 5 | Latin | insectus | cut up or into, having been cut up or into;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἔντομον | masculine/feminine accusative singular of... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἔντομος | cut in pieces, cut up |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἐν- | in, within; on |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἐν | in, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | δέρμα | skin, hide |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | γλυφή | carving, carved work; hole cut |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
via English photo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | photo | A photograph; A photo finish; To take a... |
| 2 | English | photography | The art and technology of producing images on... |
| 3 | French | photographie | photography; photograph |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φωτο- | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φῶς | Attic form of φᾰ́ος |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰáos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéh₂os | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |