Where does “skarlak” come from?
skarlak (Old Norse) comes from Middle Low German skarlak, from Medieval Latin scarlatum, from Persian سقرلاط, from Greek σιγιλλᾶτος, from Latin sigillatum, from Latin sigillo, from Latin sigillum, from Latin -lus — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
skarlak (Old Norse): scarlet
Ancestry of “skarlak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Low German | skarlak | — |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | scarlatum | scarlet cloth; scarlet, cloth of scarlet |
| 3 | Persian | سقرلاط | a warm woollen cloth |
| 4 | Greek | σιγιλλᾶτος | — |
| 5 | Latin | sigillatum | nominative neuter singular of sigillātus;... |
| 6 | Latin | sigillo | I seal; I confirm; dative singular of sigillum |
| 7 | Latin | sigillum | figurine, statuette; seal |
| 8 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -elos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
Words derived from “skarlak”