Latin 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

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 a reddish tinge

Question 24

Galbinus

Answer 24

Yellow-green

Question 25

Glandes

Answer 25

Chestnut brown

Question 26

Heliotropium

Answer 26

Reddish blue-red

Question 27

Hyacinthinus

Answer 27

Reddish violet

Question 28

Hysginus (hysginum)

Answer 28

Scarlet

Question 29

Ianthinus

Answer 29

Violet

Question 30

Indicum

Answer 30

Indigo blue

Question 31

Luteus

Answer 31

Yellow-red

Question 32

Malva

Answer 32

Mauve

Question 33

Molocinus

Answer 33

Mauve

Question 34

Niger

Answer 34

Black, or very dark brown

Question 35

Ostrinus (ostrum)

Answer 35

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 36

Paphiae myrti

Answer 36

Dark green

Question 37

Prasinus

Answer 37

Bluish green, pea green

Question 38

Pullus

Answer 38

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

Question 39

Puniceus, phoenicius, poenicius

Answer 39

Scarlet

Question 40

Purpura

Answer 40

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

Question 41

Purpureus laconicus

Answer 41

Dark rose purple

Question 42

Purpureus Tyrius (purpura dibapha Tyria)

Answer 42

Light rose purple

Question 43

Ruber Tarentinus

Answer 43

Reddish violet

Question 44

Russus, russeus, russatus

Answer 44

Bright red

Question 45

Thalassinus

Answer 45

Purple of undetermined hue

Question 46

Threicia grus

Answer 46

Gray

Question 47

Tyrianthinus

Answer 47

Violet purple

Question 48

Undae

Answer 48

Sea blue? darker blue?

Question 49

Venetus

Answer 49

Dark blue

Question 50

Violaceus

Answer 50

Violet

Question 51

Viola serotina

Answer 51

Blue-red

Question 52

Violeus

Answer 52

Violet

Question 53

Viridis

Answer 53

Green