Where does “verminy” come from?
verminy (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.
verminy (English): Resembling, characteristic of, or infested with...
Definitions
- Resembling, characteristic of, or infested with...
Ancestry of “verminy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | vermin | Any one of various common types of small insects... |
| 2 | Middle English | vermyn | — |
| 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 |