carmin

(Inglese)

Pronunciato come (IPA)
/kaʁ.mɛ̃/
Etimologia (Inglese)

In summary

Possibly from Medieval Latin *carminium, from Arabic قِرْمِز (qirmiz, “crimson, kermes”) (from Sanskrit कृमिज (kṛmija, “produced by worms”), from कृमि (kṛ́mi, “worm, insect”)), plus or with influence from Latin minium. Or, from a contraction of Old French carmesin, from Spanish carmesí.

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