Where does “vermiljoen” come from?
vermiljoen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch vermilioen, from French vermillon, from Old French vermeillon, from Old French vermeil, from Vulgar Latin vermiclus, from Latin vermiculus, from Latin vermis, from Latin fugāre — to flee; to enjoy, benefit.
vermiljoen (Dutch): vermilion orange-red colour; pigment or dye of this colour
Definitions
- vermilion orange-red colour; pigment or dye of this colour
Ancestry of “vermiljoen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | vermilioen | — |
| 2 | French | vermillon | cinnabar; vermilion |
| 3 | Old French | vermeillon | vermilion |
| 4 | Old French | vermeil | vermillion |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | vermiclus | purple, red |
| 6 | Latin | vermiculus | A little worm or grub in decaying things |
| 7 | Latin | vermis | a worm |
| 8 | Latin | fugāre | — |
| 9 | Latin | fugere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | fugiō | to flee |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewg- | to flee; to enjoy, benefit |