Where does “vermeil” come from?
vermeil (French) comes from Middle French vermeil, from Old French vermeil, 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.
vermeil (French): bright red; vermilion; ruby; cherry; rosy
Definitions
- bright red; vermilion; ruby; cherry; rosy
Ancestry of “vermeil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | vermeil | vermillion |
| 2 | Old French | vermeil | vermillion |
| 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 |
Words derived from “vermeil”