vermilion的词源

英文词源

vermilion: vermilion: [13] Etymologically, vermilion is ‘worm’-coloured. The word comes from Old French vermeillon, a derivative of vermeil ‘vermilion’. This in turn came from Latin vermiculus ‘little worm’, a diminutive form of vermis ‘worm’ (source of English vermicelli, vermin, etc and related to English worm). The link between ‘worms’ and ‘red’ is that in the post-classical period, Latin vermiculus was used for the ‘kermes’, a sort of scale insect from which red dye was obtained.
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vermilion (n.): late 13c., "cinnabar, red dye," from Anglo-French and Old French vermeillon "red lead, cinnabar, (cosmetic) rouge" (12c.), from vermeil (see vermeil). As an adjective, from 1580s.

来自拉丁语vermiculus,小虫，特指红色的胭脂虫，用于制做紫红色染料，引申词义鲜红的。同时，用于指朱砂或丹砂。

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来自拉丁语 vermiculus,小虫，特指红色的胭脂虫，用于制做紫红色染料，引申词义鲜红的。同时，用于指朱砂或丹砂。