cyan

The story

1. Hittite · derived from[script needed]“a precious stone; copper; shade of blue”
2. gmy · derived from𐀓𐀷𐀜
3. Ancient Greek · learned borrowing fromκύανος
4. English todaycyan

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κύανος (kúanos), a shade of blue variously described as similar to cornflower, copper carbonate, and lapis lazuli, Mycenaean Greek 𐀓𐀷𐀜 (ku-wa-no), possibly from Hittite [script needed] (kuwannan-, “a precious stone; copper; shade of blue”). Compare modern Greek κυανός (kyanós), also used for cyan.