Etymology of the French word cinabre
the French word
cinabrederived from the Latin word
cinnabaris (red pigment, dragon's blood; resin of tree Pterocarpus draco)
derived from the Greek word
kinnabari, κιννάβαρι
Date
The earliest known usage of cinabre in French dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in other languages
Romanian
cinabruCognates
Dutch
cinnaber, English
cinnabar, German
Zinnober, Icelandic
sinnóber, Swedish
cinnober
