Where does “scharlakenrood” come from?
scharlakenrood (Dutch) comes from Dutch scharlaken, from Old French escarlate, from Medieval Latin scarlatum, from Persian سقرلاط, from Greek σιγιλλᾶτος, from Latin sigillatum, from Latin sigillo, from Latin sigillum — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
scharlakenrood (Dutch): the bright-red shade scarlet
Definitions
- the bright-red shade scarlet
Ancestry of “scharlakenrood”, step by step
scharlakenrood traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch scharlaken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | scharlaken | a scarlet laken (woollen cloth) |
| 2 | Old French | escarlate | a sort of fine, expensive cloth |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | scarlatum | scarlet cloth; scarlet, cloth of scarlet |
| 4 | Persian | سقرلاط | a warm woollen cloth |
| 5 | Greek | σιγιλλᾶτος | — |
| 6 | Latin | sigillatum | nominative neuter singular of sigillātus;... |
| 7 | Latin | sigillo | I seal; I confirm; dative singular of sigillum |
| 8 | Latin | sigillum | figurine, statuette; seal |
| 9 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |