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Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Latininsectum(“with a divided body; cut up”), the perfect passive participle of insecō(“to cut up”), from in- and secō(“to cut”), based on the idea that an insect's body is "cut into" three sections. The Latin term is a calque of Ancient Greekἔντομον(éntomon, “insect”), from ἔντομος(éntomos, “cut into pieces”).
augsnes mikroorganismu producētās vielas izlieto arī cīņai ar augu kaitēkļiem: instektiem un to kāpuriem ― substances produced by microorganisms (in the) soil (are) used also in the fight against plant pests: insects and their larvae
visiem insektiem, arī kaitīgajiem, ir savi dabiskie pretinieki un slimības ― all insects, even harmful ones, have their natural enemies and diseases
Usage notes
The usual term for “insect” in Latvian is kukainis; its synonym insekts is rarer, and usually more academic or learned.
