Where does “armelin” come from?
armelin (Venetian) comes from Latin armeniacum, from Latin Armenia, from Ancient Greek Ἀρμενία, from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐎷𐎡𐎴.
armelin (Venetian): apricot
Ancestry of “armelin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | armeniacum | apricot; Alternative form of ammōniacum |
| 2 | Latin | Armenia | Armenia |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἀρμενία | inflection of Ἀρμένιος :
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| 4 | Old Persian | 𐎠𐎼𐎷𐎡𐎴 | — |