Etymology

vermis

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Today it means: A narrow, worm-like structure found in animal brains between the hemispheres of the cerebellum; it is the site of termination of the spinocerebellar pathways that carry subconscious proprioception. 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 todayvermis

From Latin vermis (“worm”), from Proto-Italic *wormis, from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis. Doublet of worm.

Words from the same roots

Latinvermis all →

verminvarmintvermicellivermiformvermetusvermi-vermicidevermiciousvermifugalvermifugevermiparousvermiphobiavermisol

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