purper

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈpʏr.pər/

noun
Definitions
  • purple, especially a reddish hue of purple colour
  • (historical) The purple, imperial or royal power, in particular in relation to the Roman Empire

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch purper derived from Latin purpura (purple, purple dye, shellfish) derived from Ancient Greek πορφύρα (purple dye, purple-fish, purple fish, Tyrian purple color and dye, murex).

Origin

Ancient Greek

πορφύρα

Gloss

purple dye, purple-fish, purple fish, Tyrian purple color and dye, murex

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