The word
insect comes from the
Latin (ancient language) word
insectum from
in +
sĕco, "cut up",
[1] as insects appear to be cut into three parts.
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Insect - Wikipediaries ago: silkworms for silk and honey bees for honey. Insects are intentionally consumed as food in 80% of the world's nations, by people in roughly 3,000 ethnic groups. Human activities are having serious effects on insect biodiversity. Etymology <span>The word insect comes from the Latin word insectum from in + sĕco , "cut up",[1] as insects appear to be cut into three parts. The Latin word was introduced by Pliny the Elder who calqued the Ancient Greek word ἔντομον éntomon "insect" (as in entomology) from ἔντομος éntomos "cut in pieces";[2] this was Aristotle's t Summary
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