Morpheme
Myrmec(e) [Myrmece, Myrmec]
Type
bound base
Denotation
ant
Etymology
Latinizaed form of Ancient Greek mýrmēkos, from mýrmēx
Evidence
Myrmecia, Myrmecinae, Myrmecobius, myrmecochore, myrmecochorous, myrmecochory, myrmecodomatium, myrmecofauna, myrmecoid, myrmecological, myrmecologist, myrmecology, myrmecomorph, myrmecomorphy, myrmecophage, Myrmecophagidae, myrmecophagous, myrmecophagy, myrmecophile, myrmecophilism, myrmecophilous, myrmecophilously, myrmecophily, myrmecophobia, myrmecophyte, myrmecophytic, myrmecosphere, myrmecotrophic, myrmecotrophy, Myrmecotypus, Pseudomyrmecinae, Pseudomyrmecini
Alternative Base Analysis
<Myrmeci> denoting “Myrmecia, bulldog ant”
alternative modern base analysis without suffixal construction -iinae
from Myrmecia (<Myrmec(e) + -ia>), from Latinizaed form of Ancient Greek mýrmēkos, from mýrmēx
Myrmeciinae
