Where does “crimson” come from?
crimson (English) comes from Middle English cremesyn, from Middle French cremesin, from Old Spanish cremesin, from Arabic قِرْمِز, from Persian کرمست, from Sanskrit कृमिज, from Sanskrit कृमि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kŕ̥miṣ — worm.
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Ancestry of “crimson”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | cremesyn | crimson fabric; Made of crimson cloth;... |
| 2 | Middle French | cremesin | — |
| 3 | Old Spanish | cremesin | — |
| 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 |