vermen
Old Portuguese
Alternative forms
- vermẽe
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *vermen, verminem, a derivative of Latin vermis (“worm”), from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis (“worm”). Compare Old Spanish vierven, Asturian viérbene, French vermine.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈβɛɾ.mẽ/
Noun
vermen m
- worm
Descendants
- Galician: verme
- Portuguese: verme