Where does “vermigliare” come from?
vermigliare (Italian) comes from Italian vermiglio, from Old Occitan vermelh, 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.
vermigliare (Italian): to dye with vermilion
Definitions
- to dye with vermilion
Ancestry of “vermigliare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | vermiglio | vermillion |
| 2 | Old Occitan | vermelh | vermilion |
| 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 |