Formicary
/ˈfɔːr.mɪˌkɛə.ri/noun
An ant nest or colony, especially a large one.
Did you know?Formicary comes from the same Latin root as *formic acid*, because early chemists named the acid from ants after isolating it from ant bodies and nests.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*morwi-
“ant”
Latin
Latin
formīca
“ant”
Late Latin
Latin
formicārium
“ant nest; ant-hill”
Middle English
English
formicarie
“ant nest or ant-hill”
Modern English
English
formicary
“an ant nest or colony”
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