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Where does “scarlatum” come from?

scarlatum (Medieval Latin) comes from Persian سقرلاط, from Greek σιγιλλᾶτος, from Latin sigillatum, from Latin sigillo, from Latin sigillum, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

scarlatum (Medieval Latin): scarlet cloth; scarlet, cloth of scarlet

Definitions

  1. scarlet cloth; scarlet, cloth of scarlet

Ancestry of “scarlatum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianسقرلاطa warm woollen cloth
2Greekσιγιλλᾶτος—
3Latinsigillatumnominative neuter singular of sigillātus;...
4LatinsigilloI seal; I confirm; dative singular of sigillum
5Latinsigillumfigurine, statuette; seal
6Latin-lusAlternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
7Proto-Italic-elos—
8Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
9Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “scarlatum”

  • scarlet
  • scarletwork
  • escarlate
  • skarlagenrød
  • skarlagensrød
  • skarlagen
  • scarlet
  • scarlat
  • escarlate
  • êcarlate
  • skarlak
  • scarlaken
  • scarlaten
  • skarlak
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