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Where does “yirminos” come from?

yirminos (Aromanian) comes from Latin verminosus, from Latin vermis, from Latin fugāre, from Latin fugere, from Proto-Italic fugiō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewg- — to flee; to enjoy, benefit.

yirminos (Aromanian): wormy, containing or full of worms

Definitions

  1. wormy, containing or full of worms

Ancestry of “yirminos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinverminosusfull of worms
2Latinvermisa worm
3Latinfugāre—
4Latinfugerethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
5Proto-Italicfugiōto flee
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewg-to flee; to enjoy, benefit
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