Where does “näsäkav” come from?

näsäkav (Volapük) comes from Volapük näsäk, from French un insecte, from Latin īnsectum, from Latin insectus, from Ancient Greek ἔντομον, from Ancient Greek ἔντομος, from Ancient Greek ἐν-, from Ancient Greek ἐν — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

näsäkav (Volapük): entomology, insectology

Definitions

  1. entomology, insectology

Ancestry of “näsäkav”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Volapüknäsäkinsect
2Frenchun insecte—
3Latinīnsectuminsect
4Latininsectuscut up or into, having been cut up or into;...
5Ancient Greekἔντομονmasculine/feminine accusative singular of...
6Ancient Greekἔντομοςcut in pieces, cut up
7Ancient Greekἐν-in, within; on
8Ancient Greekἐνin, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
9Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
10Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
11Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
12Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
13Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Ancient Greek ἐν- →