Where does “becvermell” come from?
becvermell (Catalan) comes from Catalan vermell, from Old Occitan vermelh, from Vulgar Latin vermiclus, from Latin vermiculus, from Latin vermis, from Latin fugāre, from Latin fugere, from Proto-Italic fugiō — to flee; to enjoy, benefit.
becvermell (Catalan): red-billed
Definitions
- red-billed
Ancestry of “becvermell”, step by step
becvermell traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan vermell
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | vermell | red, vermilion; the colour red/vermilion |
| 2 | Old Occitan | vermelh | vermilion |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | vermiclus | purple, red |
| 4 | Latin | vermiculus | A little worm or grub in decaying things |
| 5 | Latin | vermis | a worm |
| 6 | Latin | fugāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | fugere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | fugiō | to flee |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewg- | to flee; to enjoy, benefit |
via Catalan bec
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | bec | beak, bill |
| 2 | Latin | beccus | beak, bill |
| 3 | Latin | -āceus | aceous; resembling, having the nature of, forming, belonging to |
| 4 | Latin | -āx | ish, -y |
| 5 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 6 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |