Where does “vè” come from?

vè (Haitian Creole) comes from French ver, from Old French verm, from Latin vermis, from Latin fugāre, from Latin fugere, from Proto-Italic fugiō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewg- — to flee; to enjoy, benefit.

vè (Haitian Creole): worm; drinking glass; green

Definitions

  1. worm; drinking glass; green

Ancestry of “vè”, step by step

vè traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French ver

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchverworm
2Old Frenchvermworm
3Latinvermisa worm
4Latinfugāre—
5Latinfugerethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
6Proto-Italicfugiōto flee
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewg-to flee; to enjoy, benefit

via French vert

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvertgreen
2Old Frenchvertgreen; green, of a green color
3Latinvirdis—
4Latinviridisgreen; young, fresh, lively, youthful
5Latinvireōto be verdant, green; to sprout new green growth
6Latin-idae—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewg- →Every word from Proto-Italic fugiō →Every word from Latin fugere →