Where does “crimsoneth” come from?
crimsoneth (English) comes from English crimson, from Middle English cremesyn, from Middle French cremesin, from Old Spanish cremesin, from Arabic قِرْمِز, from Persian کرمست, from Sanskrit कृमिज, from Sanskrit कृमि — worm.
crimsoneth (English): Third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- Third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “crimsoneth”, step by step
crimsoneth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English crimson
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | crimson | API on Wikipedia.Wikipedia; A deep, slightly... |
| 2 | Middle English | cremesyn | crimson fabric; Made of crimson cloth;... |
| 3 | Middle French | cremesin | — |
| 4 | Old Spanish | cremesin | — |
| 5 | Arabic | قِرْمِز | crimson, kermes; kermes |
| 6 | Persian | کرمست | — |
| 7 | Sanskrit | कृमिज | produced by worms |
| 8 | Sanskrit | कृमि | a worm, insect; "a spider"; a silk-worm |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | kŕ̥miṣ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kŕ̥miš | worm |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷŕ̥mis | worm |
via English eth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eth | A letter introduced into Old English to... |