Where does “carmin” come from?
carmin (French) comes from Medieval Latin carminium, from Arabic قِرْمِز, from Persian کرمست, from Sanskrit कृमिज, from Sanskrit कृमि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kŕ̥miṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kŕ̥miš, from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis — worm.
carmin (French): carmine, crimson; cochineal, carmine; cinnabar...
Definitions
- carmine, crimson; cochineal, carmine; cinnabar...
Ancestry of “carmin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Medieval Latin | carminium | carmine |
| 2 | Arabic | قِرْمِز | crimson, kermes; kermes |
| 3 | Persian | کرمست | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | कृमिज | produced by worms |
| 5 | Sanskrit | कृमि | a worm, insect; "a spider"; a silk-worm |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | kŕ̥miṣ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kŕ̥miš | worm |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷŕ̥mis | worm |
Words derived from “carmin”