Where does “vermellor” come from?
vermellor (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.
vermellor (Catalan): redness
Definitions
- redness
Ancestry of “vermellor”, step by step
vermellor 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 or
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | or | gold; or |
| 2 | Latin | aurum | gold; any object made of gold, such as a gold... |
| 3 | Latin | ausum | nominative neuter singular of ausus; accusative... |
| 4 | Latin | ausus | dared, having dared, ventured, having ventured,... |
| 5 | Latin | audeō | to dare, venture, risk |
| 6 | Latin | avidus | Greedy, avaricious, covetous; Eager,... |
| 7 | Latin | -idus | tending to |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *-iðos | — |