écarlate

common nounadjective

Syllable Decomposition

écarlate

from Old French escarlate via Medieval Latin scarlatum, from Persian سقرلاط saqirlāṭ, which denoted a precious, rather blue-colored fabric, decorated with seals, and which is derived from the ancient Greek σφραγίς sphragís (seal); or, according to the CNRTL, the Arabic version would rather come from a Medieval Greek σιγιλλάτος, itself from a Vulgar Latin sigillatus, this Vulgar Latin being made from the classical Latin sigillum 'seal' (diminutive of signum), and would have the meaning of 'fabric covered with seals'.

Definitions

Anagrams

écartelaéclatera

Translations

  • englishenglish:scarlet
  • russianrussian:алый

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