English
insectifuge
From insect + -i- + -fuge.
Formed from insect + -i- + -fuge
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 A substance that protects against insects.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / insectifuge