Where does “formigar” come from?

formigar (Portuguese) comes from Latin formico, from Latin formica, from Proto-Indo-European morwi- — ant.

formigar (Portuguese): to formicate; to tingle

Definitions

  1. to formicate; to tingle

Ancestry of “formigar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinformicoI crawl like an ant; I feel as if ants are...
2Latinformicaan ant
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmorwi-ant
Every word from Proto-Indo-European morwi- →Every word from Latin formica →Every word from Latin formico →