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Where does “mirmecologia” come from?

mirmecologia (Italian) comes from Italian mirmeco-, from Ancient Greek μύρμηξ, from Proto-Indo-European morwi- — ant.

mirmecologia (Italian): myrmecology

Definitions

  1. myrmecology

Ancestry of “mirmecologia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmirmeco-myrmeco-
2Ancient Greekμύρμηξant; a beast of prey in India
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmorwi-ant
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