Where does “vermicompost” come from?

vermicompost (English) comes from English vermi-, from Latin vermis, from Latin fugāre, from Latin fugere, from Proto-Italic fugiō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewg- — to flee; to enjoy, benefit.

vermicompost (English): To employ worms to break down organic waste into...

Definitions

  1. To employ worms to break down organic waste into...

Ancestry of “vermicompost”, step by step

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

Words derived from “vermicompost”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewg- →Every word from Proto-Italic fugiō →Every word from Latin fugere →
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