Etymology

vermi-

Today it means: Related to worms. Full definition →

Latin vermis ← Proto-Italic *wormis ← Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*wr̥mis
  2. Proto-Italic*wormis
  3. Latinvermis
  4. English todayvermi-

Borrowed from Latin vermis (“worm”).

Words from the same roots

Latinvermis all →

verminvarmintvermicellivermisvermiformvermetusvermicidevermiciousvermifugalvermifugevermiparousvermiphobiavermisol

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