Where does “ermine” come from?

Ermine comes from Middle English ermine, from Old French ermine, from Proto-Germanic harmô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱormen-, meaning to harm or destroy.

ermine (English): A weasel, "Mustela erminea", found in northern...

Definitions

  1. A weasel, "Mustela erminea", found in northern...

Ancestry of “ermine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishermineAlternative form of ermyn
2Old Frenchermin—
3LatinArmeniusArmenian mouse
4Ancient GreekἈρμένιοςArmenian
5Old Persian𐎠𐎼𐎷𐎡𐎴—

Words derived from “ermine”

Every word from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐎷𐎡𐎴 →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἀρμένιος →Every word from Latin Armenius →