vermin
English
/ˈvɝmɪn/, /ˈvɜːmɪn/
noun
Definitions
- (countable) Any one of various common types of small insects or animals which cause harm and annoyance.
- (countable) Animals that prey on game, such as foxes or weasels.
- (countable) Obnoxious, or mean and offensive person or people.
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French vermine derived from Latin *verminum, vermis (worm, a worm).
Origin
Latin
vermis
Gloss
worm, a worm
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- varmint English
- vermiform English
- vermifugal English
- vermined English
- verminly English
- verminous English
- verminously English
- verminproof English
- verminy English
- vermisol English
- *verminum Latin
- vermiformis Latin
- verminem, *vermen Latin
- vermis Latin
- vermicelli Italian
- ver French
- vermine French
- verme Spanish, Castilian
- *wr̥mis Proto-Indo-European
- verm Old French
- vermine Old French
- yermu Aromanian
- vearm Romansh
- verm Romansh
- vierm Romansh
- verm Old Occitan
- vemmu Sicilian
- vermo Venetian
- vermu Corsican