Etymology

verminous

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Today it means: Infested with vermin. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? ← English vermin
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The story

  1. Englishvermin
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₃édosder.?
  4. English todayverminous

From vermin + -ous.

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