English
viverrid
Viverrid comes from Latin vīverra ‘ferret’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *wer- ‘to burn’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wer-‘to burn’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvīverra‘ferret’
- Englishtodayviverrid
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wer-‘to burn’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvīverra‘ferret’
- Englishtodayviverrid
Formed from -id
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *wer- ‘to burn’
wear, guard, ward, regard, con, garage, warn, worm, beware, optic, ware, weir, panorama, garrison, verge, reverence, wry, revere, prosaic, guaranty, vermin, diorama, vermilion, milliner, varmint, vermicelli, vermiculite, vermeil, 67 more
Today it means
noun Any member of the family Viverridae
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *wer- / viverrid