Where does “vermineux” come from?
vermineux (French) comes from French vermine, from Old French vermine, from Vulgar Latin verminum, from Latin vermis, from Latin fugāre, from Latin fugere, from Proto-Italic fugiō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewg- — to flee; to enjoy, benefit.
vermineux (French): verminous
Ancestry of “vermineux”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | vermine | vermin |
| 2 | Old French | vermine | vermin |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | verminum | vermin |
| 4 | Latin | vermis | a worm |
| 5 | Latin | fugāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | fugere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | fugiō | to flee |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewg- | to flee; to enjoy, benefit |