Where does “ermyn” come from?

ermyn (Middle English) comes from Old French ermin, from Latin Armenius, from Ancient Greek Ἀρμένιος, from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐎷𐎡𐎴.

ermyn (Middle English): The distinctive white fur, pelt, or hide of the...

Definitions

  1. The distinctive white fur, pelt, or hide of the...

Ancestry of “ermyn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchermin—
2LatinArmeniusArmenian mouse
3Ancient GreekἈρμένιοςArmenian
4Old Persian𐎠𐎼𐎷𐎡𐎴—

Words derived from “ermyn”

Every word from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐎷𐎡𐎴 →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἀρμένιος →Every word from Latin Armenius →