Where does “verminate” come from?

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

verminate (English): To breed vermin

Definitions

  1. To breed vermin

Ancestry of “verminate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinverminareto have worms
2Latinvermisa worm
3Latinfugāre—
4Latinfugerethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
5Proto-Italicfugiōto flee
6Proto-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 →