The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 年前Mandela effect?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square140fedilinkarrow-up1796arrow-down138
arrow-up1758arrow-down1imageMandela effect?lemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 年前message-square140fedilink
minus-squareÐ Greıt Þu̇mpkin@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up33arrow-down2·2 年前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.
minus-squareskulblaka@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22arrow-down1·2 年前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.
minus-squareÐ Greıt Þu̇mpkin@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16arrow-down1·2 年前A fancy word for green in English is Viridian
minus-squareTheLowestStone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 年前It’s actually the name of a bluish green pigment not just a fancy work for green.
minus-squarethisisbutaname@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 年前Was all the rage with impressionists
minus-squareEcho Dot@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-22 年前Weren’t they a Star Trek species that used to harvest your organs?
minus-squareGreatDong3000@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 年前Vermillion also comes from Latin, Vermiculus. Mainly used in Portuguese as vermelho for red.
minus-squarefsxylo@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 年前I 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.