Where does “vèr” come from?

vèr (Louisiana 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.

vèr (Louisiana Creole): green

Definitions

  1. green

Ancestry of “vèr”, step by step

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