Where does “vermeil” come from?
vermeil (Middle French) comes from Old French vermeil, from Vulgar Latin vermiclus, from Latin vermiculus, from Latin vermis, from Latin fugāre, from Latin fugere, from Proto-Italic fugiō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewg- — to flee; to enjoy, benefit.
vermeil (Middle French): vermillion
Definitions
- vermillion
Ancestry of “vermeil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | vermeil | vermillion |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | vermiclus | purple, red |
| 3 | Latin | vermiculus | A little worm or grub in decaying things |
| 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 |