Etymograph

English

honey-pot ant

From honeypot + ant.

A compound of honeypot + ant

Middle English hwny pott

English honeypot

Proto-West Germanic *āmaitijā

Old English ǣmete

Middle English ampte ‘an ant’

English ant

Today it means

noun A type of ant from Australia, known for a class of individuals within the colony which have huge inflated amber-coloured abdomen.

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

Etymograph / honey-pot ant