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