myEtymology.com: English etymology of kermes

Etymology of the English word kermes

the English word kermes

derived from the French word kermès

derived from the French word alkermès

derived from the Arabic word al-qirmiz

using the Sanskrit prefix kṛmi-ja-

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kʷr₀mi-

derived from the Spanish word alkermes

derived from the Arabic word ’al-qirmiz

derived from the French word kermes

derived from the Arabic word qirmiz

using the Sanskrit prefix krmija-

The earliest known usage of kermes in English dates from the 16th century.

Dutch karmozijn, Dutch kermes, English carmine, French carmin, French kermès, German Karmesin, German Kermes, Norwegian karmin, Norwegian karmosin, Swedish karmosin

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