English
verminate
Verminate comes from Latin verminare ‘to have worms’, from vermis ‘worm’, 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 CEverminare‘to have worms’
- Englishtodayverminate
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’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEverminare‘to have worms’
- Englishtodayverminate
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *wer- ‘to turn, to bend’
wear, guard, ward, regard, con, garage, warn, beware, garrison, optic, ware, weir, panorama, verge, reverence, wry, revere, prosaic, guaranty, diorama, milliner, 68 more
through Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis ‘worm’
through Latin vermis ‘worm’
vermilion, varmint, vermeil, vermicelli, vermiculite, 13 more
Today it means
verb To breed vermin.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis / verminate