English
entomolin
Entomolin comes from Ancient Greek ἔντομον ‘insect’, from ἔντομος ‘cut into pieces’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *temh₁-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*temh₁-1‘to cut’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*tm̥-né-h₁-ti1reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτέμνω2témnō‘to cut’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτόμος2tómos‘slice, piece’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἔντομος2éntomos‘cut into pieces’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἔντομον3éntomon‘insect’
- Englishtodayentomolin3
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek τέμνω
- 2 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek ἔντομον
- 3 Wiktionary, English entomolin
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*temh₁-Wiktionary, Ancient Greek τέμνω‘to cut’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*tm̥-né-h₁-tiWiktionary, Ancient Greek τέμνωreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτέμνωWiktionary, Ancient Greek ἔντομονtémnō‘to cut’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτόμοςWiktionary, Ancient Greek ἔντομονtómos‘slice, piece’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἔντομοςWiktionary, Ancient Greek ἔντομονéntomos‘cut into pieces’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἔντομονWiktionary, English entomolinéntomon‘insect’
- EnglishtodayentomolinWiktionary, English entomolin
Formed from -in
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- ‘to cut’
contempt, templar, tempestuous, 34 more
through Ancient Greek τέμνω ‘to cut’
atom, epitome, dichotomous, 30 more
through Ancient Greek τόμος ‘slice, piece’
Today it means
noun chitin
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “entomolin”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Ancient Greek τέμνω, Ancient Greek ἔντομον. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- / entomolin