Where does “termitaio” come from?

termitaio (Italian) comes from Italian termite, from Late Latin termes, from Latin tarmes, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

termitaio (Italian): termitarium

Definitions

  1. termitarium

Ancestry of “termitaio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantermitetermite white-bodied, wood-consuming insect
2Late Latintermesa branch bough of a tree, one severed thence;...
3Latintarmesa worm that eats wood; a woodworm
4Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →