Colors in Latin

Question 1

Aer

Answer 1

Light Blue

Question 2

Albens rosa

Answer 2

Pale gray, or possibly pale pink.

Question 3

Albus

Answer 3

White

Question 4

Amethystinus (purpura amethystina)

Answer 4

Amethyst purple

Question 5

Amygdala

Answer 5

Almond, light tan

Question 6

Aureus

Answer 6

Golden yellow

Question 7

Caesicius

Answer 7

Sky blue

Question 8

Callainus

Answer 8

Green-Turquoise

Question 9

Calthulus

Answer 9

Marigold yellow

Question 10

Carinus

Answer 10

Walnut brown, dark brown with red overtones

Question 11

Cerasinus

Answer 11

Cherry red

Question 12

Cereus

Answer 12

Wax yellow, brownish yellow, perhaps identical to cerinus

Question 13

Cerinus

Answer 13

Brownish Yellow

Question 14

Coccinus, coccineus (coccum)

Answer 14

Scarlet

Question 15

Conchyliatus (conchyliatum)

Answer 15

Pale lavender

Question 16

Coracinus

Answer 16

Raven-black, perhaps shiny black like a raven’s feathers

Question 17

Crocotulus

Answer 17

Reddish Orange

Question 18

Croceus

Answer 18

Saffron yellow, red-orange or yellow with orange overtones, perhaps identical to crocotulus

Question 19

Cumatilis

Answer 19

Sea Blue

Question 20

Erythraeus

Answer 20

A natural reddish hue of wool

Question 21

Ferrugineus

Answer 21

A somewhat purplish red

Question 22

Flammeus

Answer 22

Reddish Orange

Question 23

Fuscus

Answer 23

Brown with reddish tinge

Question 24

Galbinus

Answer 24

Yellow-Green

Question 25

Glandes

Answer 25

Chesnut-Brown

Question 26

Heliotropium

Answer 26

Reddish violet

Question 27

Hysginus (hysginum)

Answer 27

Scarlet

Question 28

Ianthinus

Answer 28

Violet

Question 29

Indicum

Answer 29

Indigo Blue

Question 30

Luteus

Answer 30

Yellow-Red

Question 31

Malva

Answer 31

Mauve

Question 32

Molocinus

Answer 32

Mauve

Question 33

Niger

Answer 33

Black, or very dark brown

Question 34

Ostrinus (ostrum)

Answer 34

Reddish purple. If the color ostrinus had a red tinge was indicated by descriptions of the hue as rubens, red; sanguineus, bloody; and puniceus, scarlet

Question 35

Paphiae myrti

Answer 35

Dark Green

Question 36

Prasinus

Answer 36

Bluish green, pea green

Question 37

Pullus

Answer 37

Gray, according to Ovid; also black or a very deep brown-black, the color of mourning

Question 38

Puniceus, phoenicius, poenicius

Answer 38

Scarlet

Question 39

Purpura

Answer 39

Purple; the four major shades were ater, dark; lividus, pale; ruber, red; and violaceus, blue

Question 40

Purpureus laconicus

Answer 40

Dark rose purple

Question 41

Purpureus Tyrius (purpura dibapha Tyria)

Answer 41

Light rose purple

Question 42

Ruber Tarentinus

Answer 42

Reddish violet

Question 43

Russus, russeus, russatus

Answer 43

Bright Red

Question 44

Thalassinus

Answer 44

Purple of undetermined hue

Question 45

Threicia grus

Answer 45

Gray

Question 46

Tyrianthinus

Answer 46

Violet Purple

Question 47

Undae

Answer 47

Sea blue? darker blue?

Question 48

Venetus

Answer 48

Dark blue

Question 49

Violaceus

Answer 49

Violet

Question 50

Viola serotina

Answer 50

Blue-red

Question 51

Violeus

Answer 51

Violet

Question 52

Viridis

Answer 52

Green