English
vermiculate
Vermiculate comes from Latin vermiculatus ‘inlaid in wavy lines’, from vermiculor ‘to be full of worms or worm-eaten’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wr̥mis‘worm’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*wormis‘worm’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvermis‘worm’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEvermiculus‘little worm’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEvermiculor‘to be full of worms or worm-eaten’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEvermiculatus‘inlaid in wavy lines’past participle of vermiculor
- Englishtodayvermiculate
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wr̥mis‘worm’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*wormis‘worm’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvermis‘worm’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEvermiculus‘little worm’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEvermiculor‘to be full of worms or worm-eaten’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEvermiculatus‘inlaid in wavy lines’past participle of vermiculor
- Englishtodayvermiculate
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *wer- ‘to turn, to bend’
wear, guard, ward, regard, con, garage, warn, beware, garrison, ware, weir, optic, panorama, verge, reverence, wry, revere, guaranty, diorama, prosaic, milliner, 69 more
through Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis ‘worm’
through Latin vermis ‘worm’
through Latin vermiculus ‘little worm’
Today it means
verb To decorate with lines resembling the tracks of worms.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis / vermiculate