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minus-squareÐ Greıt Þu̇mpkin@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up33arrow-down2·2 years agoIt’s because the ver looks like vert which is the french word for green Vermont is derived from Green Mountain So vermilion looks like it could mean a green million, which sounds like a funny way to say a million dollars.
minus-squareskulblaka@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22arrow-down1·2 years agoVerde is also green in Spanish. A quick translation tells me that in Latin it’s Viridis which makes it make sense that it’s similar in most Latin based languages.
minus-squareÐ Greıt Þu̇mpkin@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16arrow-down1·2 years agoA fancy word for green in English is Viridian
minus-squareTheLowestStone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 years agoIt’s actually the name of a bluish green pigment not just a fancy work for green.
minus-squarethisisbutaname@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 years agoWas all the rage with impressionists
minus-squareEcho Dot@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-22 years agoWeren’t they a Star Trek species that used to harvest your organs?
minus-squareGreatDong3000@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoVermillion also comes from Latin, Vermiculus. Mainly used in Portuguese as vermelho for red.
minus-squarefsxylo@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoI guess green just has that veeerrrr kind of vibe.
It’s because the ver looks like vert which is the french word for green
Vermont is derived from Green Mountain
So vermilion looks like it could mean a green million, which sounds like a funny way to say a million dollars.
Verde is also green in Spanish. A quick translation tells me that in Latin it’s Viridis which makes it make sense that it’s similar in most Latin based languages.
A fancy word for green in English is Viridian
It’s actually the name of a bluish green pigment not just a fancy work for green.
Was all the rage with impressionists
Weren’t they a Star Trek species that used to harvest your organs?
Vidian, close tho
No, vidiian
Vermillion also comes from Latin, Vermiculus. Mainly used in Portuguese as vermelho for red.
I guess green just has that veeerrrr kind of vibe.