English
adelphogamy
From adelpho- + -gamy.
A compound of adelpho- + -gamy
Proto-Indo-European *sm̥-gʷelbʰ-ós ‘one/same womb’
Proto-Hellenic *əgʷelpʰós ‘brother’
Ancient Greek ἀδελφός ‘brother’
English adelpho-
Today it means
noun Mating between ants descended from the same queen.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / adelphogamy