English

Hercules ant

Partial calque of translingual Camponotus herculeanus, as Hercules + ant.

A compound of Hercules + ant

Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew- ‘to hear’

Ancient Greek Ἥρᾱ ‘Hera’

Ancient Greek Ἡρακλῆς

Etruscan 𐌇𐌄𐌓𐌂𐌋𐌄

Latin Herculēs

Proto-West Germanic *āmaitijā

Old English ǣmete

Middle English ampte ‘an ant’

English ant

Today it means

noun Camponotus herculeanus, a species of carpenter ant.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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