insettoloġija

Maltese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én

Proto-Italic *en

Proto-Italic *en-

Latin īn-

Proto-Indo-European *sek-der.

Proto-Italic *sekaō

Latin secō

Latin īnsecō

Latin īnsectusbor.

Italian insetto

Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-

Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos)

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂

Proto-Hellenic *-íā

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā)

Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor.

Latin -logialbor.

Italian -logia

Italian insettologiabor.

Maltese insettoloġija

Borrowed from Italian insettologia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪn.sɛt.tɔ.lɔˈd͡ʒiː.ja/
• Rhymes: -iːja

Noun

insettoloġija f (plural insettoloġiji)

1. insectology

Related terms

• insett
• insettiċida
• insettivoru