Where does “ichneumon” come from?

ichneumon (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ἰχνεύμων, from Ancient Greek ἰχνεύω, from Ancient Greek -εύω, from Ancient Greek -εύς — Added to noun or adjective stems to form a...

ichneumon (Latin): Egyptian mongoose, "Herpestes ichneumon";...

Definitions

  1. Egyptian mongoose, "Herpestes ichneumon";...

Ancestry of “ichneumon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἰχνεύμωνan Egyptian animal of the weasel-kind, which...
2Ancient Greekἰχνεύωto trace
3Ancient Greek-εύωAdded to the stems of agent or other nouns in...
4Ancient Greek-εύςAdded to noun or adjective stems to form a...

Words derived from “ichneumon”

Every word from Ancient Greek -εύς →Every word from Ancient Greek -εύω →Every word from Ancient Greek ἰχνεύω →