carminio

Italian

Etymology

From irregular Medieval Latin carminium, itself from Arabic قِرْمِز‎ (qirmiz, “crimson, kermes”) (from Sanskrit कृमिज (kṛmija, “produced by worms”), from कृमि (kṛ́mi, “worm, insect”)), plus or with influence from Latin minium.

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -injo

Adjective

carminio (invariable)

  1. carmine, crimson

Noun

carminio m (plural carmini)

  1. carmine

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