Etymograph

English

insectdom

From insect + -dom.

Formed from insect + -dom

Proto-Indo-European *sek- ‘to cut’

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Latin īnsecō ‘to cut into, to cut up’

Latin īnsectus ‘cut into, cut up, with a notched or divided body’

Latin īnsectum

Middle French insecte

English insect

Today it means

noun The condition of being an insect; insects in general.

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

Etymograph / insectdom