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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

  1. The vermiform appendix; Misspelling of vernix;...

Ancestry of “vermix”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishappendixSomething attached to something else; an...
2Latinappendixsupplement, addition; appendage; barberry
3LatinappendoI hang or suspend; I weigh out
4Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
5Latinīn-—
6Latinîn—
7Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
8Proto-Italicenin
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →