Where does “karminrot” come from?
karminrot (German) comes from German Karmin, from Spanish carmín, from French carmin, from Medieval Latin carminium, from Arabic قِرْمِز, from Persian کرمست, from Sanskrit कृमिज, from Sanskrit कृमि — worm.
karminrot (German): carmine-red
Definitions
- carmine-red
Ancestry of “karminrot”, step by step
karminrot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Karmin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Karmin | carmine, crimson |
| 2 | Spanish | carmín | carmine, crimson; lipstick, lippy |
| 3 | French | carmin | carmine, crimson; cochineal, carmine; cinnabar... |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | carminium | carmine |
| 5 | Arabic | قِرْمِز | crimson, kermes; kermes |
| 6 | Persian | کرمست | — |
| 7 | Sanskrit | कृमिज | produced by worms |
| 8 | Sanskrit | कृमि | a worm, insect; "a spider"; a silk-worm |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | kŕ̥miṣ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kŕ̥miš | worm |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷŕ̥mis | worm |