Where does “carmine” come from?

carmine (Latin) comes from Latin carmen, from Proto-Indo-European kan- — to sing; hemp.

carmine (Latin): ablative singular of carmen

Definitions

  1. ablative singular of carmen

Ancestry of “carmine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincarmensong, tune
2Proto-Indo-Europeankan-to sing; hemp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kan- →Every word from Latin carmen →
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