carmin

adjectivecommon noun

Syllable Decomposition

carmin

From Medieval Latin carminium, composed of Arabic قرمز qirmiz ('kermes', a Mediterranean insect from which a dark red dye is extracted) and Latin minium ('vermilion'). According to Alain Rey, this etymology is uncertain, and the word may also come from قرمز but through the Spanish carmez (kermes).

Definitions

zoologie

Plural

carmins

See also

carminer (v.) carmin (adj.) carminé (adj.) carminique (adj.)