Where does “vermină” come from?

vermină (Romanian) 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.

vermină (Romanian): vermin

Definitions

  1. vermin

Ancestry of “vermină”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchverminevermin
2Old Frenchverminevermin
3Vulgar Latinverminumvermin
4Latinvermisa worm
5Latinfugāre—
6Latinfugerethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
7Proto-Italicfugiōto flee
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewg-to flee; to enjoy, benefit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewg- →Every word from Proto-Italic fugiō →Every word from Latin fugere →