Where does “carminic” come from?
carminic (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.
carminic (English): Of or pertaining to, or derived from, carmine
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to, or derived from, carmine
Ancestry of “carminic”, step by step
carminic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English carmine
| 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 |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |