Etymology

coerulignone

C3O1E1R1U1L1I1G2N1O1N1E1

Today it means: A bluish-violet crystalline substance obtained in the purification of crude wood vinegar, regarded as a complex quinone derivative of diphenyl. Full definition →

Latin coeruleus
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromcoeruleus“cerulean”
  2. English todaycoerulignone

From Latin coeruleus (“cerulean”) + lignum (“wood”) + English quinone.

Words from the same roots

Latincoeruleus all →

pericoeruleussubcoeruleus

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