Where does “skarlak” come from?
skarlak (Middle Low German) comes from Medieval Latin scarlatum, from Persian سقرلاط, from Greek σιγιλλᾶτος, from Latin sigillatum, from Latin sigillo, from Latin sigillum, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
Ancestry of “skarlak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | scarlatum | scarlet cloth; scarlet, cloth of scarlet |
| 2 | Persian | سقرلاط | a warm woollen cloth |
| 3 | Greek | σιγιλλᾶτος | — |
| 4 | Latin | sigillatum | nominative neuter singular of sigillātus;... |
| 5 | Latin | sigillo | I seal; I confirm; dative singular of sigillum |
| 6 | Latin | sigillum | figurine, statuette; seal |
| 7 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |