Etymology

vermicious

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Today it means: Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of worms. Full definition →

Latin vermis
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The story

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

From Latin vermis (“worm”).

Words from the same roots

Latinvermis all →

verminvarmintvermicellivermisvermiformvermetusvermi-vermicidevermifugalvermifugevermiparousvermiphobiavermisol

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