Where does “véreux” come from?

véreux (French) comes from French ver, from Old French verm, from Latin vermis, from Latin fugāre, from Latin fugere, from Proto-Italic fugiō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewg- — to flee; to enjoy, benefit.

véreux (French): maggoty, worm-eaten; bent, dodgy, crooked,...

Definitions

  1. maggoty, worm-eaten; bent, dodgy, crooked,...

Ancestry of “véreux”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchverworm
2Old Frenchvermworm
3Latinvermisa worm
4Latinfugāre—
5Latinfugerethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
6Proto-Italicfugiōto flee
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewg-to flee; to enjoy, benefit

Words derived from “véreux”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewg- →Every word from Proto-Italic fugiō →Every word from Latin fugere →