Where does “Vermette” come from?
Vermette (French) comes from French vermeil, from Middle French vermeil, from Old French vermeil, from Vulgar Latin vermiclus, from Latin vermiculus, from Latin vermis, from Latin fugāre, from Latin fugere — to flee; to enjoy, benefit.
Ancestry of “Vermette”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | vermeil | bright red; vermilion; ruby; cherry; rosy |
| 2 | Middle French | vermeil | vermillion |
| 3 | Old French | vermeil | vermillion |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | vermiclus | purple, red |
| 5 | Latin | vermiculus | A little worm or grub in decaying things |
| 6 | Latin | vermis | a worm |
| 7 | Latin | fugāre | — |
| 8 | Latin | fugere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | fugiō | to flee |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewg- | to flee; to enjoy, benefit |