English
vermiform
Vermiform comes from Latin vermis ‘worm’, and goes back to 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’
- Englishtodayvermiform
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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’
- Englishtodayvermiform
Formed from -form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *wer- ‘to turn, to bend’
wear, guard, ward, regard, con, garage, warn, beware, garrison, optic, ware, weir, verge, panorama, reverence, wry, revere, prosaic, guaranty, diorama, milliner, 68 more
through Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis ‘worm’
through Latin vermis ‘worm’
vermilion, varmint, vermicelli, vermeil, vermiculite, 13 more
Today it means
adj In the shape of a worm.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis / vermiform