insect

Meaning

Noun

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Origin

  • From Middle French insecte, from Latin īnsectum ("with a notched or divided body, cut up"), from perfect passive participle of īnsecō, from in- + secō, from the notion that the insect's body is "cut into" three sections. Calque of Ancient Greek ἔντομον ("insect"), from ἔντομος.

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