Where does “verminously” come from?
verminously (English) comes from English verminous, 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.
verminously (English): In a verminous way
Definitions
- In a verminous way
Ancestry of “verminously”, step by step
verminously traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English verminous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | verminous | Infested with vermin; Actively unpleasant,... |
| 2 | English | vermin | Any one of various common types of small insects... |
| 3 | Middle English | vermyn | Dangerous or foul animals; beasts or pests |
| 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 |