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Where does “ermined” come from?

ermined (English) comes from English ermine, from Middle English ermine, from Old French ermin, from Latin Armenius, from Ancient Greek Ἀρμένιος, from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐎷𐎡𐎴.

ermined (English): simple past tense and past participle of ermine;...

Definitions

  1. simple past tense and past participle of ermine;...

Ancestry of “ermined”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishermineA weasel, "Mustela erminea", found in northern...
2Middle EnglishermineAlternative form of ermyn
3Old Frenchermin—
4LatinArmeniusArmenian mouse
5Ancient GreekἈρμένιοςArmenian
6Old Persian𐎠𐎼𐎷𐎡𐎴—
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