kermes

Etymology
First attested ca. 1600, from, from (compare 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬), from  (whence also 🇨🇬, ), from a  word meaning “worm-colored” (compare modern 🇨🇬), ultimately , possibly via borrowing from a  formation. Related to. For the semantic development, compare from  and its cognates.

Noun

 * 1)  Any of several insects of the genus.
 * 2)  A crimson dye made from the crushed bodies of these insects.

Translations

 * Ancient Greek: κόκκος
 * Hindi:, क़िरमिज़, क़िरमिज़ी,
 * Polish: alkiermes
 * Spanish: quermes