indigo
English
/ˈɪn.dɪˌɡəʊ/, /ˈɪndɪˌɡoʊ/
noun
Definitions
- A purplish-blue colour
- An indigo-colored dye obtained from certain plants (the or woad), or a similar synthetic dye.
- An indigo plant, such as from species in genera Indigofera, Amorpha (), Baptisia (wild indigo), and and Dalea (indigo bush).
Etymology
Derived from Spanish, Castilian índigo derived from Portuguese endego derived from Latin indicum (indigo) derived from Ancient Greek Ἰνδικὸν (Indian dye).
Origin
Ancient Greek
Ἰνδικὸν
Gloss
Indian dye
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- azaindole English
- berry English
- bird English
- bisindole English
- bromoindole English
- diindole English
- indigoberry English
- indigobird English
- indigogen English
- indigoid English
- indin English
- indolate English
- indole English
- indoleamine English
- indolequinone English
- indolic English
- indolyl English
- indoyl English
- isoindole English
- methylindole English
- nitroindole English
- phenylindole English
- phytoindole English
- pindolol English
- pyrroloindole English
- ropinirole English
- spiroindole English
- tetraindole English
- triindole English
- indicum Latin
- indicus Latin
- oleum Latin
- Indigo German
- índigo Spanish, Castilian
- Ἰνδικὸν Ancient Greek
- endego Portuguese
- indygo Polish
- indijs Latvian
- 吲哚 Chinese
- 인돌 Korean
- éndego Ligurian