Where does “vermiculate” come from?
vermiculate (English) comes from Latin vermiculatus, from Latin vermiculor, from Latin vermiculus, from Latin vermis, from Latin fugāre, from Latin fugere, from Proto-Italic fugiō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewg- — to flee; to enjoy, benefit.
vermiculate (English): To decorate with lines resembling the tracks of...
Definitions
- To decorate with lines resembling the tracks of...
Ancestry of “vermiculate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | vermiculatus | wormy, worm-eaten |
| 2 | Latin | vermiculor | I am wormy, worm-eaten |
| 3 | Latin | vermiculus | A little worm or grub in decaying things |
| 4 | Latin | vermis | a worm |
| 5 | Latin | fugāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | fugere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | fugiō | to flee |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewg- | to flee; to enjoy, benefit |