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Where does “insettologia” come from?

insettologia (Italian) comes from Italian insetto, from Latin insectus, from Ancient Greek ἔντομον, from Ancient Greek ἔντομος, from Ancient Greek ἐν-, from Ancient Greek ἐν, from Ancient Greek δέρμα, from Ancient Greek γλυφή — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

insettologia (Italian): insectology, entomology

Definitions

  1. insectology, entomology

Ancestry of “insettologia”, step by step

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