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Where does “ensèk” come from?

ensèk (Haitian Creole) comes 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, from Ancient Greek δέρμα — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

ensèk (Haitian Creole): insect, bug

Definitions

  1. insect, bug

Ancestry of “ensèk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchinsecteinsect
2Latinīnsectum—
3Latininsectuscut up or into, having been cut up or into;...
4Ancient Greekἔντομονmasculine/feminine accusative singular of...
5Ancient Greekἔντομοςcut in pieces, cut up
6Ancient Greekἐν-in, within; on
7Ancient Greekἐνin, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
8Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
9Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
10Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
11Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
12Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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