cossus.
worm or grub found in wood;
Meaning & usage
woodworm (worm or grub found in wood)
Where this word comes from
Uncertain; proposed derivations include: * From a root common to Ancient Greek σκίδνημι (skídnēmi, “to disperse”) and Lithuanian kedeti (“to burst”). * From Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut”). Cognates include cortex (“bark”) and Ancient Greek κείρω (keírō, “to cut off”). * From Proto-Indo-European *ḱes- (“to cut”), with the possible cognate careō (“to lack”).
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