- vermicelli (n.)
- kind of pasta, 1660s, literally "little worms," from Italian vermicelli, plural of vermicello, diminutive of verme, accusative singular of Latin vermis "worm" (see worm (n.)). So called for resemblance.
- micelle
- "An aggregate of molecules in a colloidal solution, such as those formed by detergents", Late 19th century: coined as a diminutive of Latin mica 'crumb'.