Where does “veirmisilí” come from?
veirmisilí (Irish) comes from English vermicelli, 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.
veirmisilí (Irish): vermicelli
Ancestry of “veirmisilí”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | vermicelli | Long, slender pasta, similar to spaghetti, only... |
| 2 | Italian | vermicelli | plural of vermicello; little worms; little worm |
| 3 | Italian | verme | worm |
| 4 | Latin | vermis | a worm |
| 5 | Latin | fugāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | fugere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | fugiō | to flee |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewg- | to flee; to enjoy, benefit |