termes etymology

English word termes comes from Latin tarmes (A worm that eats wood; a woodworm.)

Detailed word origin of termes

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
tarmes Latin (lat) A worm that eats wood; a woodworm.
termes Late Latin (LL)
Termes New Latin (la-new)
termes English (eng) A termite.

Words with the same origin as termes

Descendants of tarmes
termite