Where does “vermicello” come from?

vermicello (Italian) comes 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.

vermicello (Italian): vermicelli

Definitions

  1. vermicelli

Ancestry of “vermicello”, step by step

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

Words derived from “vermicello”

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