The story
- Latin · borrowed fromcīmex“bug”
- English todaycimex
From the genus name Cimex, from Latin cīmex (“bug”). Doublet of chinch.
Words from the same roots
Latincīmex all →
chinch
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
cimex
Today it means: Any member of the genus Cimex, especially the bedbug. Full definition →
Latin cīmex