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Where does “Kermes” come from?

Kermes (Translingual) comes from English kermes, from French kermès, from Persian قرمز, from Arabic قِرْمِز, from Persian کرمست, from Sanskrit कृमिज, from Sanskrit कृमि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kŕ̥miṣ — worm.

Ancestry of “Kermes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkermesAny of several insects of the genus "Kermes"; A...
2Frenchkermès—
3Persianقرمزkermes insect; crimson, scarlet, vermillion, red;...
4Arabicقِرْمِزcrimson, kermes; kermes
5Persianکرمست—
6Sanskritकृमिजproduced by worms
7Sanskritकृमिa worm, insect; "a spider"; a silk-worm
8Proto-Indo-Aryankŕ̥miṣ—
9Proto-Indo-Iraniankŕ̥mišworm
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷŕ̥misworm

Words derived from “Kermes”

  • Kermesidae
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