Etymograph

English

vermisol

Vermisol comes from Latin vermis ‘worm’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wr̥mis‘worm’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*wormis‘worm’reconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvermis‘worm’
  4. Englishtodayvermisol

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wr̥mis‘worm’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*wormis‘worm’reconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvermis‘worm’
  4. Englishtodayvermisol

Formed from -sol

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *wer- ‘to turn, to bend’

wear, guard, ward, regard, con, garage, warn, beware, optic, ware, weir, panorama, garrison, verge, reverence, wry, revere, prosaic, guaranty, diorama, milliner, 71 more

through Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis ‘worm’

worm, 17 more

through Latin vermis ‘worm’

varmint, vermeil, 16 more

Today it means

noun A kind of soil subject to worm activity.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis / vermisol