English

killer bee

From killer + bee, for its aggressive nature, though few deaths have been reported.

A compound of killer + bee

Middle English killer

Proto-Indo-European *bʰey-

Proto-Germanic *bijǭ

Proto-West Germanic *bijā

Old English bēo

Middle English be

English bee

Today it means

noun An Africanized bee.

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

Etymograph / killer bee