Etymology

vermicide

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Today it means: Any substance used to kill worms, especially parasitic intestinal worms Full definition →

Latin vermis
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromvermis“worm”
  2. English todayvermicide

From Latin vermis (“worm”) + -cide.

Words from the same roots

Latinvermis all →

verminvarmintvermicellivermisvermiformvermetusvermi-vermiciousvermifugalvermifugevermiparousvermiphobiavermisol

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