colors latin Flashcards
Aer
light blue
Albens rosa
Pale gray, or possibly pale pink.
albus
white
Amethystinus (purpura amethystina)
Amethyst purple
Amygdala
Almond, light tan
Aureus
Golden yellow
Caesicius
sky blue
Callainus
Green-turquoise
Calthulus
Marigold yellow
Carinus
Walnut brown, dark brown with red overtones
Cerasinus
Cherry red
Cereus
Wax yellow, brownish yellow, perhaps identical to cerinus
Cerinus
Brownish yellow
Coccinus, coccineus (coccum)
Scarlet
Conchyliatus (conchyliatum)
Pale lavender
Coracinus
Raven-black, perhaps shiny black like a raven’s feathers
crocotulus
Reddish orange
Croceus
Saffron yellow, red-orange or yellow with orange overtones, perhaps identical to crocotulus
Cumatilis
sea blue
Erythraeus
A natural reddish hue of wool
Ferrugineus
A somewhat purplish re