Where does “côn trùng học” come from?

côn trùng học (Vietnamese) comes from Chinese 昆蟲學, from English entomology, from French entomologie, 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...

côn trùng học (Vietnamese): entomology

Definitions

  1. entomology

Ancestry of “côn trùng học”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese昆蟲學entomology
2EnglishentomologyThe scientific study of insects, and of other...
3Frenchentomologieentomology
4Ancient Greekἔντομονmasculine/feminine accusative singular of...
5Ancient Greekἔντομοςcut in pieces, cut up
6Ancient Greekἐν-in, within; on
7Ancient Greekἐνin, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
8Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
9Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
10Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
11Proto-Indo-European-íh₂
12Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱEvery word from Ancient Greek ἐν-