Etymology of the English word cinnabar
the English word
cinnabarderived from the Old French word
cenobrederived from the Latin word
cinnabaris (red pigment, dragon's blood; resin of tree Pterocarpus draco)
derived from the Greek word
kinnabari, κιννάβαρι
derived from the Latin word
cinnabar (red pigment, dragon's blood; resin of tree Pterocarpus draco)
derived from the Greek word
kinnabari, κιννάβαρι
Date
The earliest known usage of cinnabar in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
metacinnabarCognates
Dutch
cinnaber, French
cinabre, German
Zinnober, Icelandic
sinnóber, Swedish
cinnoberUsage
Word found in Modern English
