Where does “vermicelle” come from?

vermicelle (French) 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.

vermicelle (French): vermicelli

Definitions

  1. vermicelli

Ancestry of “vermicelle”, 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 “vermicelle”

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