Where does “karmijnrood” come from?
karmijnrood (Dutch) comes from Dutch karmijn, from French carmin, from Medieval Latin carminium, from Arabic قِرْمِز, from Persian کرمست, from Sanskrit कृमिज, from Sanskrit कृमि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kŕ̥miṣ — worm.
karmijnrood (Dutch): carmine, a crimson-purple colour
Definitions
- carmine, a crimson-purple colour
Ancestry of “karmijnrood”, step by step
karmijnrood traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch karmijn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | karmijn | carmine (purplish-red pigment) |
| 2 | French | carmin | carmine, crimson; cochineal, carmine; cinnabar... |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | carminium | carmine |
| 4 | Arabic | قِرْمِز | crimson, kermes; kermes |
| 5 | Persian | کرمست | — |
| 6 | Sanskrit | कृमिज | produced by worms |
| 7 | Sanskrit | कृमि | a worm, insect; "a spider"; a silk-worm |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | kŕ̥miṣ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kŕ̥miš | worm |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷŕ̥mis | worm |