Where does “vermelhidão” come from?

vermelhidão (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.

vermelhidão (Portuguese): redness quality of being red in colour

Definitions

  1. redness quality of being red in colour

Ancestry of “vermelhidão”, step by step

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