carmine
English
noun
Definitions
- A purplish-red pigment, made from dye obtained from the cochineal beetle; carminic acid or any of its derivatives.
- A purplish-red colour, resembling that pigment.
Etymology
Derived from French carmin derived from Latin carminium derived from Arabic قِرْمِز (kermes, crimson) derived from Sanskrit कृमिज (produced by worms, worm-made) derived from Latin minium (red lead).
Origin
Latin
minium
Gloss
red lead
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- acetocarmine English
- azocarmine English
- carminate English
- carminated English
- carmined English
- carminic English
- mini- English
- minium English
- paracarmine English
- picrocarmine English
- carminium Latin
- minium Latin
- Mennig German
- chermisi Italian
- minio Italian
- carmin French
- carminique French
- minium French
- κριμνός Ancient Greek
- μίνιον Ancient Greek
- कृमिज Sanskrit
- cremesyn Middle English
- miniatura Czech
- miniaturní Czech
- قِرْمِز Arabic
- carmesin Old French
- *کرمست Persian
- قرمز Persian
- کرمست Persian
- *kŕ̥miš Proto-Indo-Iranian
- cremesin Old Spanish