myEtymology.com: English etymology of jointworm

Etymology of the English word jointworm

the English word jointworm

derived from the English word worm

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

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *wurmiz

derived from the English word joint

derived from the Old French word joint

derived from the Old French word joindre

derived from the Latin word iungere (to join; join, unite; bring together)

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

derived from the Latin word jungere

derived from the Latin word jugum

derived from the English word signifiant

derived from the English word ginger

derived from the Old French word gingivre

derived from the Medieval Latin word gingiber (ginger)

derived from the Latin word zinziberi

derived from the Greek word zingiberis, ζιγγίβερις

derived from the English word beer

derived from the West Germanic word beor