English
ichneumonized
From ichneumon + -ize + -ed.
Formed from ichneumon + -ize + -ed
Ancient Greek ἴχνος ‘track, footstep’
Ancient Greek ἰχνεύμων ‘tracker’
Latin ichneumōn ‘Egyptian mongoose, Herpestes ichneumon’
English ichneumon
Today it means
adj Synonym of ichneumoned (“parasitized by an ichneumon wasp”).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / ichneumonized