myEtymology.com: English etymology of inchworm

Etymology of the English word inchworm

the English word inchworm

derived from the English word inch

derived from the Latin word uncia (twelfth part, twelfth; ounce)

derived from the Latin word unus (one; alone, a single, sole)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *oi-no-

derived from the English word worm

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

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *wurmiz