Where does “carmesí” come from?
carmesí (Spanish) comes from Andalusian Arabic قِرْمِز, from Persian کرمست, from Sanskrit कृमिज, from Sanskrit कृमि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kŕ̥miṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kŕ̥miš, from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis — worm.
carmesí (Spanish): crimson
Definitions
- crimson
Ancestry of “carmesí”, step by step
carmesí traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Andalusian Arabic قِرْمِز
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andalusian Arabic | قِرْمِز | — |
| 2 | Persian | کرمست | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | कृमिज | produced by worms |
| 4 | Sanskrit | कृमि | a worm, insect; "a spider"; a silk-worm |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | kŕ̥miṣ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kŕ̥miš | worm |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷŕ̥mis | worm |
via Italian cremisino
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | cremisino | — |