Where does “verminer” come from?
verminer (English) comes from English vermin, from Middle English vermyn, from Old French vermine, from Vulgar Latin verminum, from Latin vermis, from Latin fugāre, from Latin fugere, from Proto-Italic fugiō — to flee; to enjoy, benefit.
verminer (English): A dog kept to kill vermin
Definitions
- A dog kept to kill vermin
Ancestry of “verminer”, step by step
verminer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English vermin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vermin | Any one of various common types of small insects... |
| 2 | Middle English | vermyn | Dangerous or foul animals; beasts or pests |
| 3 | Old French | vermine | vermin |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | verminum | vermin |
| 5 | Latin | vermis | a worm |
| 6 | Latin | fugāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | fugere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | fugiō | to flee |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewg- | to flee; to enjoy, benefit |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |