Where does “varminter” come from?
varminter (English) comes from English varmint, from English vermin, from Middle English vermyn, from Old French vermine, from Vulgar Latin verminum, from Latin vermis, from Latin fugāre, from Latin fugere — to flee; to enjoy, benefit.
varminter (English): A rifle designed or modified to increase accuracy...
Definitions
- A rifle designed or modified to increase accuracy...
Ancestry of “varminter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | varmint | A pestering animal such as one that kills or... |
| 2 | English | vermin | Any one of various common types of small insects... |
| 3 | Middle English | vermyn | — |
| 4 | Old French | vermine | vermin |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | verminum | vermin |
| 6 | Latin | vermis | a worm |
| 7 | Latin | fugāre | — |
| 8 | Latin | fugere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | fugiō | to flee |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewg- | to flee; to enjoy, benefit |