Etymology of the English word scarlet
the English word
scarletderived from the Old French word
escarlatederived from the Medieval Latin word
scarlataderived from the Persian word
saqirlatderived from the Persian word
siqillatderived from the Arabic word
siqillatderived from the Greek root
*sigillatos, σιγιλλᾶτος
derived from the Latin word
sigillatus (adorned with small figures)
derived from the Latin word
sigilladerived from the Classical Latin word
sigillum (seal; statuette; embossed figure)
derived from the Late Latin word
signum (battle standard; indication; seal)
derived from the Latin word
secare (to cut; cut, sever; decide)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sek-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sekʷ-Date
The earliest known usage of scarlet in English dates from the 13th century.
Cognates
Dutch
scharlaken, French
écarlate, German
Scharlach, Icelandic
skarlat, Italian
scarlatto, Norwegian
skarlagen, Portuguese
escarlate, Spanish
escarlate, Swedish
scharlakanUsage
Word found in Modern English
