Where does “karmijn” come from?
karmijn (Dutch) comes from French carmin, from Medieval Latin carminium, from Arabic قِرْمِز, from Persian کرمست, from Sanskrit कृमिज, from Sanskrit कृमि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kŕ̥miṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kŕ̥miš — worm.
karmijn (Dutch): carmine (purplish-red pigment)
Definitions
- carmine (purplish-red pigment)
Ancestry of “karmijn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | carmin | carmine, crimson; cochineal, carmine; cinnabar... |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | carminium | carmine |
| 3 | Arabic | قِرْمِز | crimson, kermes; kermes |
| 4 | Persian | کرمست | — |
| 5 | Sanskrit | कृमिज | produced by worms |
| 6 | Sanskrit | कृमि | a worm, insect; "a spider"; a silk-worm |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | kŕ̥miṣ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kŕ̥miš | worm |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷŕ̥mis | worm |