'bug-attracting' is a compound word formed from 'bug' and 'attracting'. 'Bug' originates from Middle English 'bugge', meaning 'insect', and 'attracting' comes from Latin 'attrahere', where 'ad-' meant 'toward' and 'trahere' meant 'to draw'.

'bug' changed from the Middle English word 'bugge' and eventually became the modern English word 'bug'. 'Attracting' evolved from the Latin 'attrahere' to the modern English 'attract'.

Initially, 'bug' referred to any small insect, and 'attracting' meant drawing towards. The compound 'bug-attracting' specifically refers to qualities that draw insects.