formic
English
/ˈfɔː(ɹ)mɪk/
adj
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to ants.
- (organic chemistry) Of, pertaining to or derived from formic acid (or from methane).
Etymology
Derived from Latin formīca (ant).
Origin
Latin
formīca
Gloss
ant
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
蟻
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- chloroformic English
- diformate English
- formate English
- formicivorous English
- orthoformate English
- *formīcus Latin
- *formīcārium Latin
- formicula Latin
- formīca Latin
- formīcula Latin
- formica Italian
- *morwi- Proto-Indo-European
- *morwi-, *morwi Proto-Indo-European
- furmie Old French
- formiga Catalan, Valencian
- furnicar Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- furnică Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- formiga Old Portuguese
- furnicar Aromanian
- furnicã Aromanian
- furnigã Aromanian
- formiga Occitan
- formiga Asturian
- furmie Friulian
- formiga Old Spanish
- furmicula Sicilian
- formìga Venetian
- formaica Dalmatian
- formiga Sardinian
- furmeîga Istriot