Where does “クリムゾン” come from?
クリムゾン (Japanese) comes from English crimson, from Middle English cremesyn, from Middle French cremesin, from Old Spanish cremesin, from Arabic قِرْمِز, from Persian کرمست, from Sanskrit कृमिज, from Sanskrit कृमि — worm.
クリムゾン (Japanese): crimson
Definitions
- crimson
Ancestry of “クリムゾン”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | crimson | API on Wikipedia.Wikipedia; A deep, slightly... |
| 2 | Middle English | cremesyn | crimson fabric; Made of crimson cloth;... |
| 3 | Middle French | cremesin | — |
| 4 | Old Spanish | cremesin | — |
| 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 |