Where does “envermellir” come from?
envermellir (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.
envermellir (Catalan): to redden to cause to become red
Definitions
- to redden to cause to become red
Ancestry of “envermellir”, step by step
| 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 |