bermejo

Betekenis (Engels)

Adj

1. reddish, vermilion
2. russet, auburn

Noun

red color

Sinonieme

rojo

colorado

encarnado

rubio

pelirrojo

castaño

escarlata

carmín

Vertalings

vermilion

vermeil

vermiglio

escarlate

hochrot

rosso

roux

russet

rot

vermillion

rosig

auburn

zinnoberrot

crimson

βερμιγιόν

Gekoppel as

ber‧me‧jo

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/beɾˈmexo/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Old Spanish: vermejo

Geërf van Latyn: vermiculus

Verwante met Portugees: vermelho

In summary

Inherited from Old Spanish vermejo (“red”), from Vulgar Latin *vermiclus, syncopated form of Latin vermiculus (“little worm”), from vermis (“worm”), ultimately in reference to Kermes vermilio, a species of scale insect used to make a crimson dye. Compare Portuguese vermelho. Compare also Proto-Slavic *čьrvenъ (“red”), which is a passive participle of *čьrviti (“to dye using *čьrvь”), where *čьrvь is a kind of worm used as a red dye.