Vermiform
/ˈvɜːr.mɪ.fɔːrm/noun
Having the shape of a worm.
Did you know?Vermiform comes from Latin *vermis* (“worm”) + *-formis* (“shaped like”), and the same ancient worm-root also survives in words like *vermicide* and *vermicelli*—little linguistic fossils of crawling life.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*wr̥mis
“worm”
Latin
Latin
vermis
“worm”
Latin
Latin
-formis
“shaped like, having the form of”
Late Latin
Latin
vermiformis
“worm-shaped”
16th Century
English
vermiform
“worm-shaped”
Modern English
English
vermiform
“having the shape of a worm”
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