Where does “vermifugus” come from?

vermifugus (Latin) comes from Latin vermis, from Latin fugāre, from Latin fugere, from Proto-Italic fugiō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewg- — to flee; to enjoy, benefit.

vermifugus (Latin): worm-expelling, anthelmintic, destructive to parasitic intestinal worms

Definitions

  1. worm-expelling, anthelmintic, destructive to parasitic intestinal worms

Ancestry of “vermifugus”, step by step

vermifugus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin vermis

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

via Latin fugō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfugōto chase away, put to flight
2Latinfugaflight, fleeing, escape; avoidance; exile
3Proto-Italicfugāflight, escape
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰugéh₂flight, escape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewg- →Every word from Proto-Italic fugiō →Every word from Latin fugere →