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Where does “ermin” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ermin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinArmeniusArmenian mouse
2Ancient GreekἈρμένιοςArmenian
3Old Persian𐎠𐎼𐎷𐎡𐎴—

Words derived from “ermin”

  • ermine
  • ermined
  • erminelike
  • counter-ermine
  • hermine
  • herminette
  • ermine
  • ermyn
  • ermin
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