Etymology

aphis

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Today it means: An aphid. Full definition →

New Latin aphis
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The story

  1. New Latin · borrowed fromaphis
  2. English todayaphis

Unadapted borrowing from New Latin aphis, coined by Linnaeus in 1758. Doublet of aphid.

Words from the same roots

New Latinaphis all →

aphid

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