English
insectlike
From insect + -like.
A compound of insect + -like
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
adj Resembling an insect in any of various attributes such as form, behavior, or sound
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / insectlike