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The word "ant" is derived of a long line of words used throughout history to describe an "ant".

"Ant" comes from the Middle English word "ante" which derives from the Old English word "æmette", which is derived from the Old High German word "āmeiza", which is derived from the West Germanic word "amaitjo".

"amaitjo" means "the biter" in West Germanic.

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