Where does “mirmecologia” come from?
mirmecologia (Italian) comes from Italian mirmeco-, from Ancient Greek μύρμηξ, from Proto-Indo-European morwi- — ant.
mirmecologia (Italian): myrmecology
Ancestry of “mirmecologia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | mirmeco- | myrmeco- |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μύρμηξ | ant; a beast of prey in India |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | morwi- | ant |