Where does “cremesyn” come from?
cremesyn (Middle English) comes from Middle French cremesin, from Old Spanish cremesin, from Arabic قِرْمِز, from Persian کرمست, from Sanskrit कृमिज, from Sanskrit कृमि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kŕ̥miṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kŕ̥miš — worm.
cremesyn (Middle English): crimson fabric; Made of crimson cloth;...
Definitions
- crimson fabric; Made of crimson cloth;...
Ancestry of “cremesyn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | cremesin | — |
| 2 | Old Spanish | cremesin | — |
| 3 | Arabic | قِرْمِز | crimson, kermes; kermes |
| 4 | Persian | کرمست | — |
| 5 | Sanskrit | कृमिज | produced by worms |
| 6 | Sanskrit | कृमि | a worm, insect; "a spider"; a silk-worm |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | kŕ̥miṣ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kŕ̥miš | worm |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷŕ̥mis | worm |