vermello

Mane (Îngilîzî)

Pircarînî

A2
Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin
[beɾˈmeʎʊ]
Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

In summary

13th century. Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese vermello, from Vulgar Latin vermiculus (“purple, red”), attested as a color in the writings of Isidore of Seville, from Latin vermiculus (“little worm”), similar to coccinus (“purple”). Compare Portuguese vermelho, Spanish bermejo.

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