Where does “crimsonish” come from?
crimsonish (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.
crimsonish (English): Somewhat crimson in colour; crimsony
Definitions
- Somewhat crimson in colour; crimsony
Ancestry of “crimsonish”, step by step
| 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 |