English

entomofauna

From entomo- + fauna.

Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- ‘to cut’

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Ancient Greek τέμνω ‘to cut’

Ancient Greek τόμος ‘slice, piece’

Ancient Greek ἔντομος ‘cut into pieces’

Ancient Greek ἔντομον ‘insect’

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₂w-

New Latin Faunus ‘god of forests and herdsmen’

New Latin fauna

English fauna

Today it means

noun Insect fauna.

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

Etymograph / entomofauna