eusocial

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁wes-

Proto-Indo-European *-us

Proto-Indo-European *h₁wésus?

Proto-Indo-European *h₁es-?

Proto-Indo-European *h₁su-

Proto-Hellenic *ehu-

Ancient Greek ἐΰς (eǘs)

Ancient Greek εὖ (eû)der.

English eu-

Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ-

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *sokʷéh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-ṓy

Proto-Indo-European *sokʷh₂ṓy

Proto-Indo-European *-yós

Proto-Indo-European *sokʷyós

Proto-Italic *sokjos

Latin sokios

Latin socius

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālis

Latin sociālisbor.

Middle French socialbor.

English social

English eusocial

From eu- + social.

Adjective

eusocial (not comparable)

(biology) Of or pertaining to certain social animals' societies (such as those of ants) in which sterile individuals work for reproductive individuals whose genetic endowment they share.

Derived terms

Translations

pertaining to societies in which sterile individuals work for reproductive individuals

French: eusocial (fr)
German: eusozial (de)
Polish: eusocjalny
Spanish: eusocial (es)

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English eusocial. By surface analysis, eu- +‎ social. First used in 1966.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ø.sɔ.sjal/

Adjective

eusocial (feminine eusociale, masculine plural eusociaux, feminine plural eusociales)

(biology) eusocial

Derived terms

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /eusoˈθjal/ [eu̯.soˈθjal] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
IPA^(key): /eusoˈsjal/ [eu̯.soˈsjal] (Latin America, Philippines)
Rhymes: -al
Syllabification: eu‧so‧cial

Adjective

eusocial m or f (masculine and feminine plural eusociales)

eusocial