vermilion
/vəˈmɪljən/vur-MIL-yuhn
/vɚˈmɪljən/vur-MIL-yuhn
Meaninga little worm (red)
Common meaning: a bright red (once dye from a grub)
- verma wormLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1974 · scan
- iladjective or verb ending
- ionnoun ending: act or result
Journey through time
- Latinvermis‘a worm’
- Frenchvermillon
- Englishvermilion‘a bright red (once dye from a grub)’ · today
verm also in: vermin
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin vermis ‘a worm’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry vermis, p. 1974 · dictionary scan
Roots
- vermis Latin “a worm”
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