Etymograph

English

formicine

Formicine comes from Latin formīcīnus ‘ant’, and goes back to formīca.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEformīca‘ant’
  2. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEformīcīnus‘ant’
  3. Englishtodayformicine

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEformīca‘ant’
  2. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEformīcīnus‘ant’
  3. Englishtodayformicine

Every English word from Latin formīca

Today it means

adj Of, relating to, or characteristic of ants.

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

Etymograph / Latin formīca / formicine

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