πορφυρός
Greek (Cypriot)
adj
Definitions
- Tyrian purple, royal purple
Etymology
Inherited from Ancient Greek πορφύρεος (Tyrian purple, purple, of a purple colour).
Origin
Ancient Greek
πορφύρεος
Gloss
Tyrian purple, purple, of a purple colour
Concept
Semantic Field
Sense perception
Ontological Category
Property
Emoji
☂️ 🍆 💜
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- melinoporphyrus Latin
- purpureus Latin
- πορφύρεος Ancient Greek
- πορφύρᾱ Ancient Greek
- πορφῠ́ρᾱ Ancient Greek
- porfire Old French
- καταπόρφυρος Greek (modern)