crimson

crimson
\ \ [14] The colour term crimson comes ultimately from the name of a small scale insect, the kermes, from whose dried bodies a red dyestuff is obtained. Kermes comes from Arabic qirmaz, which in turn was derived from Sanskrit krmi-ja(dye) produced by a worm’, a compound formed from krmi- ‘worm’ and ja- ‘produced, born’. From qirmaz was derived Arabic qirmazīred colour’, which passed into English via metathesized Old Spanish cremesin.
\ \ The medieval Latin version carmesīnum is thought to have been the source of English carmine [18], through blending with miniumred lead’ (whence English miniature).
\ \ Cf.CARMINE

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