Etymology of the English word insectifuge
the English word
insectifugederived from the English word
insectderived from the Latin word
insectumderived from the Latin word
insecare (cut, incise; make incision in; tell; tell of; relate)
using the Latin prefix
in- (suffix for no)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ne (not)
derived from the Latin word
secare (to cut; cut, sever; decide)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sek-using the English suffix
-fugederived from the French suffix
-fugederived from the Classical Latin word
fugere (to flee; flee, fly, run away)
Usage
Word found in Modern English
