Where does “escarlate” come from?
escarlate (Old French) 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.
escarlate (Old French): a sort of fine, expensive cloth
Definitions
- a sort of fine, expensive cloth
Ancestry of “escarlate”, 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 |