Where does “inseticida” come from?
inseticida (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese inseto, from Latin īnsectum, from Latin insectus, from Ancient Greek ἔντομον, from Ancient Greek ἔντομος, from Ancient Greek ἐν-, from Ancient Greek ἐν, from Ancient Greek δέρμα — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
inseticida (Portuguese): insecticide
Ancestry of “inseticida”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | inseto | insect |
| 2 | Latin | īnsectum | — |
| 3 | Latin | insectus | cut up or into, having been cut up or into;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἔντομον | masculine/feminine accusative singular of... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἔντομος | cut in pieces, cut up |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐν- | in, within; on |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἐν | in, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | δέρμα | skin, hide |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | γλυφή | carving, carved work; hole cut |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |