Where does “formīca” come from?
formīca (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European morwi — ant.
formīca (Latin): ant
Definitions
- ant
Ancestry of “formīca”, step by step
formīca traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Indo-European morwi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | morwi | ant |
via Proto-Indo-European morwi-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | morwi- | ant |
via Proto-Italic *mormīkā
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Italic | *mormīkā | ant |