English
viridian
Viridian comes from Latin viridis ‘abundant with verdure’, and goes back to vireō ‘be verdant, sprout’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvireō‘be verdant, sprout’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEviridis‘abundant with verdure’
- Englishearliest quotation 1890viridian
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvireō‘be verdant, sprout’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEviridis‘abundant with verdure’
- Englishearliest quotation 1890viridian
Earliest quotation: 1890, Arthur Herbert Church, London: Seeley & Co.: “It would be difficult to exaggerate the value of…”
Linked words
through Latin viridis ‘abundant with verdure’
Today it means
noun A bluish-green pigment made from chromium sesquioxide.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin vireō / viridian