cyanus

Latin

noun

Definitions

(alternative form of) cȳanos (Centaurea cyanus)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κύανος (blue, bluish metal).

Origin

Ancient Greek

κύανος

Gloss

blue, bluish metal

Concept

Semantic Field

Sense perception

Ontological Category

Property

`Kanji`

青

Emoji

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Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

cyan English
cyaneus Latin
cyanos Latin
Kyanit German
Zyanotypie German
cianotípia Hungarian
antociano Italian
ciano Italian
cianuro Italian
cyan French
κυανόπρῳρος Ancient Greek
κύανος Ancient Greek
*ḱwey- Proto-Indo-European
*ḱʷei- Proto-Indo-European
κυανός Greek (modern)
κυανός gkm