Etymology of the English word vernix
the English word
vernixderived from the New Latin word
vernatio (shedding of snake skin)
derived from the Latin word
vernare (carry on or undergo the process proper to spring)
derived from the Latin word
ver (spring; spring-time of life, youth)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wesr₀derived from the Latin word
vernus (of spring, vernal)
derived from the Latin word
ver (spring; spring-time of life, youth)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wesr₀Usage
Word found in Modern English
