Where does “fiinsekto” come from?

fiinsekto (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto insekto, 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- — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

fiinsekto (Esperanto): vermin, pestilent insect

Definitions

  1. vermin, pestilent insect

Ancestry of “fiinsekto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoinsektoinsect
2EnglishinsectAn arthropod in the class Insecta, characterized...
3Middle Frenchinsecte
4Latinīnsectuminsect
5Latininsectuscut up or into, having been cut up or into;...
6Ancient Greekἔντομονmasculine/feminine accusative singular of...
7Ancient Greekἔντομοςcut in pieces, cut up
8Ancient Greekἐν-in, within; on
9Ancient Greekἐνin, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
10Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
11Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
12Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
13Proto-Indo-European-íh₂
14Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱEvery word from Ancient Greek ἐν-