Etymology

anthill

ant·hill
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Today it means: A cone-shaped structure built from sediment and other available materials by ants or white ants (termites), and beneath which the colony nests. Full definition →

Middle English ametehul ← Old English ǣmethyll
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  1. Old English · inherited fromǣmethyll
  2. Middle English · inherited fromametehul
  3. English todayanthill

From Middle English ametehul, amptehille, from Old English ǣmethyll, equivalent to ant + hill.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishǣmethyll all →

Ampthill

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