Where does “Scharlachkardinal” come from?

Scharlachkardinal (German) comes from German scharlach, from Middle High German scharlach, from Middle High German scharlachen, from Middle Dutch scarlaken, from Old French escarlate, from Medieval Latin scarlatum, from Persian سقرلاط, from Greek σιγιλλᾶτος — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

Scharlachkardinal (German): firebird, scarlet tanager

Definitions

  1. firebird, scarlet tanager

Ancestry of “Scharlachkardinal”, step by step

Scharlachkardinal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German scharlach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanscharlachscarlet colour
2Middle High Germanscharlach—
3Middle High Germanscharlachen—
4Middle Dutchscarlaken—
5Old Frenchescarlatea sort of fine, expensive cloth
6Medieval Latinscarlatumscarlet cloth; scarlet, cloth of scarlet
7Persianسقرلاطa warm woollen cloth
8Greekσιγιλλᾶτος—
9Latinsigillatumnominative neuter singular of sigillātus;...
10LatinsigilloI seal; I confirm; dative singular of sigillum
11Latinsigillumfigurine, statuette; seal
12Latin-lusAlternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
13Proto-Italic-elosForms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns
14Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
15Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

via German kardinal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankardinalcardinal (official in Catholic Church)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -lus →Every word from Latin sigillum →