Where does “coșenilă” come from?
coșenilă (Romanian) comes from French cochenille, from Middle French cochenille, from Spanish cochinilla, from Latin coccinus, from Ancient Greek κόκκινος, from Ancient Greek -ῐνος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
coșenilă (Romanian): carmine
Definitions
- carmine
Ancestry of “coșenilă”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | cochenille | cochineal |
| 2 | Middle French | cochenille | — |
| 3 | Spanish | cochinilla | pill bug; cochineal |
| 4 | Latin | coccinus | scarlet, scarlet-dyed |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κόκκινος | scarlet; blushing |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ῐνος | added to nouns or adverbs to form adjectives relating to material, time, and so on: made of, during the time of |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |