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Where does “carminated” come from?

carminated (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.

carminated (English): Of, relating to, or mixed with carmine

Definitions

  1. Of, relating to, or mixed with carmine

Ancestry of “carminated”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcarmineA purplish-red pigment, made from dye obtained...
2Frenchcarmincarmine, crimson; cochineal, carmine; cinnabar...
3Medieval Latincarminiumcarmine
4Arabicقِرْمِزcrimson, kermes; kermes
5Persianکرمست—
6Sanskritकृमिजproduced by worms
7Sanskritकृमिa worm, insect; "a spider"; a silk-worm
8Proto-Indo-Aryankŕ̥miṣ—
9Proto-Indo-Iraniankŕ̥mišworm
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷŕ̥misworm
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