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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin and Etymology of the word
ICHNEUMON.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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ICHNEUMON,
an Egyptian carnivorous animal. (L.,—Gk.) In Holland's
Pliny, b. viii. c. 24.—Lat. ichneumon (Pliny).—Gk. ἰχνεύμων, an
ichenumon; lit. 'a tracker;' so called because it tracks out the eggs of the
crocodile, which it devours. See Aristotle, Hist. Animals, 9. 6. 5.—Gk.
ἰχνεύειν, to track, trace, hunt after.—Gk. ἴχνος, a track,
footstep. β. The origin of Gk. ἴχνος is not clear; it appears to be
related to Gk. εἴκειν, to go back, to yield, from ✔WIK, perhaps to
separate. Cf. Skt. vich, to separate. See Curtius, i.
166. Der. From the same source is ichno-graphy, a design traced out,
ground-plan, a term in architecture (Vitruvius).
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Key |
| Arab.=Arabic. |
| A.S.=Anglo
Saxon. |
| Bavar.=Bavarian |
| Bohem.=Bohemian. |
| C.=Celtic,
used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton,
Cornish, &c. |
| Corn.=Cornish. |
| Dan.=Danish. |
| Du.=Dutch |
| E.=English. |
| E.E.=Early
English. |
| Europ.=European. |
| F.=French. |
| G.=German. |
| Gk.=Greek. |
| Goth.=Gothic. |
| Icel.=Icelandic. |
| Ital.=Italian. |
| L. or
Lat.=Latin. |
| Lith.
& Lithuan.=Lithuanian. |
| M.E.=Middle
English. |
| M.F.=Middle
French |
| M.H.G.=Middle
High German. |
| Norw.=Norwegian. |
| O.F.=Old
French. |
| O.H.G.=Old
High German. |
| Pers.=Persian. |
| Port.=Portuguese. |
| Scand.=Scandinavian,
used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish,
&c. |
| Sc.=Scottish. |
| Skt.=Sanskrit. |
| Span.=Spanish. |
| Swed.=Sweish. |
| Teut.=Teutonic |
| Turk.=Turkish. |
| W.=Welsh. |
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