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

  1. carmine, crimson; cochineal, carmine; cinnabar...

Ancestry of “carmin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latincarminiumcarmine
2Arabicقِرْمِزcrimson, kermes; kermes
3Persianکرمست
4Sanskritकृमिजproduced by worms
5Sanskritकृमिa worm, insect; "a spider"; a silk-worm
6Proto-Indo-Aryankŕ̥miṣ
7Proto-Indo-Iraniankŕ̥mišworm
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷŕ̥misworm

Words derived from “carmin

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis