ultramarine
English
/ˌʌl.tɹə.məˈɹiːn/
noun
Definitions
- A brilliant blue pigment that is either extracted from mineral deposits or made synthetically; traditionally made from ground-up lapis lazuli.
- A brilliant pure dark blue or slightly purplish colour.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ultrāmarīnus prefix from English marine.
Origin
English
marine
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aeromarine English
- cismarine English
- fluviomarine English
- glaciomarine English
- marine English
- marined English
- marinescape English
- marinite English
- marinization English
- marinize English
- marinone English
- nonmarine English
- submarine English
- transmarine English
- zoomaric English
- ultrāmarīnus Latin
- ultramarin Swedish
- marin Middle French