Etymology

vermicompost

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Today it means: To employ worms to break down organic waste into soil or humus Full definition →

English compost ← Latin vermis ← Proto-Italic *wormis
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*wr̥mis
  2. Proto-Italic*wormis
  3. Latinvermis
  4. Englishvermi-
  5. Englishcompost
  6. English todayvermicompost

From vermi- (“worm”) + compost.

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