Where does “scarlet-like” come from?
scarlet-like (English) comes from English scarlet, from Middle English scarlet, from Old French escarlate, from Medieval Latin scarlatum, from Persian سقرلاط, from Greek σιγιλλᾶτος, from Latin sigillatum, from Latin sigillo — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
scarlet-like (English): Like or resembling scarlet
Definitions
- Like or resembling scarlet
Ancestry of “scarlet-like”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | scarlet | A brilliant red colour tinged with orange; Cloth... |
| 2 | Middle English | scarlet | — |
| 3 | Old French | escarlate | a sort of fine, expensive cloth |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | scarlatum | scarlet cloth; scarlet, cloth of scarlet |
| 5 | Persian | سقرلاط | a warm woollen cloth |
| 6 | Greek | σιγιλλᾶτος | — |
| 7 | Latin | sigillatum | nominative neuter singular of sigillātus;... |
| 8 | Latin | sigillo | I seal; I confirm; dative singular of sigillum |
| 9 | Latin | sigillum | figurine, statuette; seal |
| 10 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |