Where does “carthamin” come from?
carthamin (English) comes from Translingual Carthamus, from Medieval Latin carthamus, from Arabic قُرْطُم, from Classical Syriac ܩܽܘܪܛܡܳܐ, from Classical Syriac ܩܰܪܛܶܡ — to cut off gently, to trim; to cut short, to trim.
carthamin (English): A red colouring matter obtained from the...
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- A red colouring matter obtained from the...
Ancestry of “carthamin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Translingual | Carthamus | genus of safflower |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | carthamus | — |
| 3 | Arabic | قُرْطُم | safflower |
| 4 | Classical Syriac | ܩܽܘܪܛܡܳܐ | safflower |
| 5 | Classical Syriac | ܩܰܪܛܶܡ | to cut off gently, to trim; to cut short, to trim |