Where does “karmozijnrood” come from?
karmozijnrood (Dutch) comes from Dutch karmozijn, from Middle French cramoisin, from Old French cramoisin, from Arabic قِرْمِز, from Persian کرمست, from Sanskrit कृमिज, from Sanskrit कृमि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kŕ̥miṣ — worm.
karmozijnrood (Dutch): crimson
Definitions
- crimson
Ancestry of “karmozijnrood”, step by step
karmozijnrood traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch karmozijn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | karmozijn | carmine |
| 2 | Middle French | cramoisin | — |
| 3 | Old French | cramoisin | — |
| 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 |