"crawling like an ant," 1707, from Latin formicantem (nominative formicans), present participle of formicare (see formication).
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formication n.
crawling sensation as of ants on the skin, 1707, from Latin formicationem (nominative formicatio), noun of action from formicare "to crawl like ants," from formica "ant" (see Formica (n.2)).