myEtymology.com: English etymology of orpiment

Etymology of the English word orpiment

the English word orpiment

derived from the Old French word orpiment

derived from the Latin word auripigmentum (yellow, trisulphide of arsenic, bright yellow dye mineral)

derived from the Latin word aurum (gold; gold, gold money)

derived from the Late Latin word pigmentum (coloring, dye, pigment)

derived from the Latin word pingere (decorate, embellish; depict in embroidery; paint, tint, color)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *peig-

Word found in Modern English