Where does “vermix” come from?
vermix (English) comes from English appendix, from Latin appendix, from Latin appendo, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.
vermix (English): The vermiform appendix; Misspelling of vernix;...
Definitions
- The vermiform appendix; Misspelling of vernix;...
Ancestry of “vermix”, step by step
vermix traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English appendix
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | appendix | Something attached to something else; an... |
| 2 | Latin | appendix | supplement, addition; appendage; barberry |
| 3 | Latin | appendo | I hang or suspend; I weigh out |
| 4 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 6 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English vermiform
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vermiform | In the shape of a worm |
| 2 | English | -form | Having the shape or form of; looking like;... |
| 3 | English | formic | Of or pertaining to ants; Of, pertaining to or... |
| 4 | French | formique | formic |
| 5 | French | -ique | Used to form adjectives from nouns: -ic, -ical,... |
| 6 | Middle French | -ique | ic |
| 7 | Old French | -ique | -ic |
| 8 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *-ikos | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to' |