Where does “acetocarmine” come from?
acetocarmine (English) comes from English carmine, 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.
acetocarmine (English): A stain consisting of a solution of carmine in...
Definitions
- A stain consisting of a solution of carmine in...
Ancestry of “acetocarmine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | carmine | A purplish-red pigment, made from dye obtained... |
| 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 |