Latin 2 colors

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

Viola serotina

Answer 4

Blue-red

Question 5

Russus, russeus, russatus

Answer 5

Bright red

Question 6

Thalassinus

Answer 6

Purple of undetermined hue

Question 7

Threicia grus

Answer 7

Gray

Question 8

Tyrianthinus

Answer 8

Violet purple

Question 9

Undae

Answer 9

Sea blue? darker blue?

Question 10

Venetus

Answer 10

Dark blue

Question 11

Violaceus

Answer 11

Violet

Question 12

Amethystinus (purpura amethystina)

Answer 12

Amethyst purple

Question 13

Amygdala

Answer 13

Almond, light tan

Question 14

Aureus

Answer 14

Golden yellow

Question 15

Caesicius

Answer 15

Sky blue

Question 16

Callainus

Answer 16

Green-turquoise

Question 17

Calthulus

Answer 17

Marigold yellow

Question 18

Carinus

Answer 18

Walnut brown, dark brown with red overtones

Question 19

Cerasinus

Answer 19

Cherry red

Question 20

Cereus

Answer 20

Wax yellow, brownish yellow, perhaps identical to cerinus

Question 21

Cerinus

Answer 21

Brownish yellow

Question 22

Coccinus, coccineus (coccum)

Answer 22

Scarlet

Question 23

Conchyliatus (conchyliatum)

Answer 23

Pale lavender

Question 24

Conchyliatus (conchyliatum)

Answer 24

Pale lavender

Question 25

Coracinus

Answer 25

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

Question 26

Crocotulus

Answer 26

Reddish orange

Question 27

Croceus

Answer 27

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

Question 28

Cumatilis

Answer 28

Sea blue

Question 29

Violeus

Answer 29

Violet

Question 30

Viridis

Answer 30

Green

Question 31

Erythraeus

Answer 31

A natural reddish hue of wool

Question 32

Ferrugineus

Answer 32

A somewhat purplish red

Question 33

Flammeus

Answer 33

Reddish orange

Question 34

Fuscus

Answer 34

Brown with a reddish tinge

Question 35

Galbinus

Answer 35

Yellow-green

Question 36

Glandes

Answer 36

Chestnut brown

Question 37

Heliotropium

Answer 37

Reddish blue-red

Question 38

Hyacinthinus

Answer 38

Reddish violet

Question 39

Hysginus (hysginum)

Answer 39

Scarlet

Question 40

Ianthinus

Answer 40

Violet

Question 41

Indicum

Answer 41

Indigo blue

Question 42

Luteus

Answer 42

Yellow-red

Question 43

Malva

Answer 43

Mauve

Question 44

Molocinus

Answer 44

Mauve

Question 45

Niger

Answer 45

Black, or very dark brown

Question 46

Ostrinus (ostrum)

Answer 46

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 47

Paphiae myrti

Answer 47

Dark green

Question 48

Prasinus

Answer 48

Bluish green, pea green

Question 49

Pullus

Answer 49

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

Question 50

Puniceus, phoenicius, poenicius

Answer 50

Scarlet

Question 51

Purpura

Answer 51

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

Question 52

Purpureus laconicus

Answer 52

Dark rose purple

Question 53

Purpureus Tyrius (purpura dibapha Tyria)

Answer 53

Light rose purple

Question 54

Ruber Tarentinus

Answer 54

Reddish violet