myEtymology.com: English etymology of cankerworm

Etymology of the English word cankerworm

the English word cankerworm

derived from the English word canker

derived from the English word cancer

derived from the Latin word cancer (crab; Cancer; the_South; lattice, grid; barrier)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kar-

derived from the Latin word literally

derived from the Latin word adiutor (assistant, deputy; accomplice)

derived from the Late Latin word adiuvare (help, aid, abet)

using the Latin prefix ad- (to, in addition)

derived from the Latin word ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)

derived from the Latin word iuvare (help, assist, aid; it pleases, delights; it is enjoyable)

derived from the Greek word ouresis, οὔρησις

derived from the Greek word oureo, οὐρέω

derived from the English word worm

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *wer-

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *wurmiz