kermes

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (countable) Any of several insects of the genus Kermes.
2. (uncountable) A crimson dye made from the crushed bodies of these insects.

Sinonieme

cochineal

grain

Vertalings

quermes

قرمز

kermès

kırmız meşesi

Etimologie (Engels)

Verwante met Italiaans: chermes

Verwante met Spaans: carmes

Verwante met Portugees: quermes

Verwante met Persies: قرمز

In summary

PIE word
*kʷŕ̥mis
First attested ca. 1600, from French kermès, from Medieval Latin cremesinus (compare Italian chermes, Spanish carmes), from Arabic قِرْمِز (qirmiz) (whence also Portuguese quermes, alquermes), from a Persian word meaning “worm-colored” (compare modern Persian قرمز (qermez)), ultimately Proto-Indo-Iranian *kŕ̥miš (“worm”), possibly via borrowing from a Sanskrit formation. Related to carmine and crimson. For the semantic development, compare vermilion from Latin vermis (“worm”) and its cognates.