Where does “vermilionectomy” come from?
vermilionectomy (English) comes from English vermilion, from Middle English vermelioun, 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.
vermilionectomy (English): The surgical removal of the vermilion border,...
Definitions
- The surgical removal of the vermilion border,...
Ancestry of “vermilionectomy”, step by step
vermilionectomy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English vermilion
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vermilion | A vivid red synthetic pigment made of mercury... |
| 2 | Middle English | vermelioun | — |
| 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 |
via English ectomy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ectomy | Any operation involving surgical excision or... |
| 2 | English | -ectomy | Excision of; Surgical removal of |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἐκτομή | a cutting out; a segment |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐκτέμνω | to cut out; to castrate; to divide, zone |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τέμνω | I cut, hew; I maim, wound; I butcher, sacrifice |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -né- | Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from... |