Where does “scarletberry” come from?
scarletberry (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.
scarletberry (English): The bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara
Definitions
- The bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara
Ancestry of “scarletberry”, step by step
scarletberry traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English scarlet
| 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 |