Where does “scharlach” come from?
scharlach (German) comes 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, from Latin sigillatum — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
scharlach (German): scarlet colour
Definitions
- scarlet colour
Ancestry of “scharlach”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | scharlach | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | scharlachen | — |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | scarlaken | — |
| 4 | Old French | escarlate | a sort of fine, expensive cloth |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | scarlatum | scarlet cloth; scarlet, cloth of scarlet |
| 6 | Persian | سقرلاط | a warm woollen cloth |
| 7 | Greek | σιγιλλᾶτος | — |
| 8 | Latin | sigillatum | nominative neuter singular of sigillātus;... |
| 9 | Latin | sigillo | I seal; I confirm; dative singular of sigillum |
| 10 | Latin | sigillum | figurine, statuette; seal |
| 11 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |