Where does “viermușor” come from?

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

viermușor (Romanian): small worm

Definitions

  1. small worm

Ancestry of “viermușor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianviermeworm; maggot, grub
2Latinvermisa worm
3Latinfugāre—
4Latinfugerethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
5Proto-Italicfugiōto flee
6Proto-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 →