ant

English

/ænt/, /ɛnt/, /ɑːnt/, [ɛənt]

noun
Definitions
  • Any of various insects in the family Formicidae in the order Hymenoptera, typically living in large colonies composed almost entirely of flightless females.
  • (Internet) A Web spider.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English ampte inherited from Old English ǣmette (ant) inherited from *āmaitijā (biting-thing, cutter) inherited from Proto-Germanic *ē- (away, off) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *mai- (cut).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*mai-

Gloss

cut

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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