termite
English
/ˈtɜː(ɹ).maɪt/
noun
Definitions
- A white-bodied, wood-consuming insect of the infraorder Isoptera, in the order Blattodea.
Etymology
Borrowed from French termite derived from Latin termites derived from Proto-Indo-European *term- (drill).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*term-
Gloss
drill
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antitermite English
- termitarium English
- termitary English
- termitic English
- termiticidal English
- termiticide English
- termitophagy English
- termitophile English
- tarmes Latin
- termes Latin
- termites Latin
- termiet Dutch, Flemish
- termite French
- *term- Proto-Indo-European
- termit Swedish