latin colors Flashcards
1
Q
Aer
A
light blue
2
Q
Albens rosa
A
pale pink
3
Q
Albus
A
white
4
Q
Amethystinus
A
Amethest
5
Q
Amygdala
A
Almond light tan
6
Q
Aureus
A
golden yellow
7
Q
caesicius
A
sky blue
8
Q
callianus
A
turcoise
9
Q
Calthius
A
Marigold yellow
10
Q
carinus
A
walnut brown with red over tones
11
Q
Cerasinus
A
cherry red
12
Q
cereus
A
wax yellow brownish yellow
13
Q
cerinus
A
brownish yellow
14
Q
coccinus
A
scarlet
15
Q
conchylaitus
A
pale lavender
16
Q
coracinus
A
raven black
17
Q
crocotulus
A
redish orange
18
Q
croceus
A
saffron yellow
19
Q
cumatilis
A
sea blue
20
Q
Erythraeus
A
a natural reddish hue of wool
21
Q
Ferrugineus
A
a somewhat purpleish red
22
Q
flammeus
A
reddish orange
23
Q
fuscus
A
brown with reddish tinge
24
Q
galbinus
A
yellowish green
25
Glandes
chesnut brown
26
Heliotropium
reddish blue red
27
Hyacinthinus
reddish violet
28
hysyignus
scarlet
29
Ianthinus
violet
30
Indicum
Indigo blue
31
luteus
yellow red
32
malva
Mauve
33
Molocinus
Mauve
34
Ostrinus
reddish purple
35
Paphiae myrti
dark green
36
prasinus
blueish green
37
Pullus
Gray, according to Ovid; also black or a very deep brown-black, the color of mourning
38
Puniceus, phoenicius,
scarlet
39
Purpura
Purple; the four major shades were ater, dark; lividus, pale; ruber, red; and violaceus, blue
40
Purpureus laconicus
Dark rose purple
41
Purpureus Tyrius
Light rose purple
42
Ruber Tarentinus
Reddish violet
43
Russus,
Bright red
44
Thalassinus
Purple of undetermined hue
45
Threicia grus
Gray
46
Tyrianthinus
Violet purple
47
Undae
Sea blue? darker blue?
48
Venetus
Dark blue
49
Violaceus
Violet
50
Viola serotina
Blue-red
51
Violeus
Violet
52
Viridis
Green
