Where does “vermicelli” come from?

vermicelli (English) comes from Italian vermicelli, from Italian verme, from Latin vermis, from Latin fugāre, from Latin fugere, from Proto-Italic fugiō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewg- — to flee; to enjoy, benefit.

vermicelli (English): Long, slender pasta, similar to spaghetti, only...

Definitions

  1. Long, slender pasta, similar to spaghetti, only...

Ancestry of “vermicelli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianvermicelliplural of vermicello; little worms; little worm
2Italianvermeworm
3Latinvermisa worm
4Latinfugāre—
5Latinfugerethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
6Proto-Italicfugiōto flee
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewg-to flee; to enjoy, benefit

Words derived from “vermicelli”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewg- →Every word from Proto-Italic fugiō →Every word from Latin fugere →