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[–] [email protected] 37 points 2 months ago (2 children)

It's because the ver looks like vert which is the french word for green

Vermont is derived from Green Mountain

So vermilion looks like it could mean a green million, which sounds like a funny way to say a million dollars.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Verde is also green in Spanish. A quick translation tells me that in Latin it's Viridis which makes it make sense that it's similar in most Latin based languages.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 months ago (2 children)

A fancy word for green in English is Viridian

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's actually the name of a bluish green pigment not just a fancy work for green.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Was all the rage with impressionists

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Weren't they a Star Trek species that used to harvest your organs?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Vermillion also comes from Latin, Vermiculus. Mainly used in Portuguese as vermelho for red.

[–] fsxylo 2 points 2 months ago

I guess green just has that veeerrrr kind of vibe.