Where does “bermellón” come from?
bermellón (Spanish) comes from French vermillon, from Old French vermeillon, from Old French vermeil, from Vulgar Latin vermiclus, from Latin vermiculus, from Latin vermis, from Latin fugāre, from Latin fugere — to flee; to enjoy, benefit.
bermellón (Spanish): vermillion
Definitions
- vermillion
Ancestry of “bermellón”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | vermillon | cinnabar; vermilion |
| 2 | Old French | vermeillon | vermilion |
| 3 | Old French | vermeil | vermillion |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | vermiclus | purple, red |
| 5 | Latin | vermiculus | A little worm or grub in decaying things |
| 6 | Latin | vermis | a worm |
| 7 | Latin | fugāre | — |
| 8 | Latin | fugere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | fugiō | to flee |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewg- | to flee; to enjoy, benefit |