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
verminy 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 Y
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Y | A figure or mark in the shape of the letter Y; A... |
| 2 | English | yuri | A narrative or visual work featuring a romance or... |
| 3 | Japanese | 百合 | lily |
| 4 | Japanese | 連用形 | an inflectional category: the continuative or... |
| 5 | Japanese | 見る | to see, to watch, to observe, to look at... |
| 6 | Japanese | 夢 | a dream; a vision; leaving reality to the state... |
| 7 | Old Japanese | 夢 | a dream |
| 8 | Japanese | 目 | an order in biology: smaller than a class, bigger... |
| 9 | Middle Chinese | 目 | — |