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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from French formique.
Pronunciation
Adjective
formico (feminine formica, masculine plural formici, feminine plural formiche)
- (organic chemistry) formic
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Latin
Etymology
From formīca (“ant”).
Pronunciation
Verb
formīcō (present infinitive formīcāre); first conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stem
- (intransitive) to crawl like an ant
- (intransitive) to feel as if ants are crawling on one's skin, experience formication
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References
- “formico”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- formico in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.