carminio
Italian edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Adjective edit
carminio (invariable)
Noun edit
carminio m (plural carmini)