Etymology of the French word carmin
the French word
carminderived from the Medieval Latin word
carminiumderived from the Arabic word
ḳirmizDate
The earliest known usage of carmin in French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in French
carminéDerivations in other languages
English
carmine, Portuguese
carmim, Portuguese
carminaCognates
Dutch
karmozijn, Dutch
kermes, English
carmine, English
kermes, French
kermès, German
Karmesin, German
Kermes, Norwegian
karmin, Norwegian
karmosin, Swedish
karmosin
