Where does “vèmin” come from?

vèmin (Antillean Creole) comes from French vermine, from Old French vermine, from Vulgar Latin verminum, from Latin vermis, from Latin fugāre, from Latin fugere, from Proto-Italic fugiō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewg- — to flee; to enjoy, benefit.

vèmin (Antillean Creole): vermin; pest

Definitions

  1. vermin; pest

Ancestry of “vèmin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchverminevermin
2Old Frenchverminevermin
3Vulgar Latinverminumvermin
4Latinvermisa worm
5Latinfugāre—
6Latinfugerethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
7Proto-Italicfugiōto flee
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewg-to flee; to enjoy, benefit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewg- →Every word from Proto-Italic fugiō →Every word from Latin fugere →