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Where does “verminosus” come from?

verminosus (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.

verminosus (Latin): full of worms

Definitions

  1. full of worms

Ancestry of “verminosus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “verminosus”

  • verminoso
  • viermănos
  • yirminos
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