Where does “feijão-vermelho” come from?

feijão-vermelho (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese vermelho, 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.

feijão-vermelho (Portuguese): kidney bean

Definitions

  1. kidney bean

Ancestry of “feijão-vermelho”, step by step

feijão-vermelho traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese vermelho

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesevermelhored
2LatinvermiculusA little worm or grub in decaying things
3Latinvermisa worm
4Latinfugāre—
5Latinfugerethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
6Proto-Italicfugiōto flee
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewg-to flee; to enjoy, benefit

via Portuguese feijão

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesefeijãobean
2Old Portuguesefeijõo—
3LatinphaseolusA type of bean with an edible pod; in Antiquity:...
4Latinphaselusa kind of bean with an edible pod, French bean,...
5Ancient Greekφάσηλοςcowpea
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewg- →Every word from Proto-Italic fugiō →Every word from Latin fugere →