Etymology of the French word orpiment
the Old French word
orpimentderived 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-Date
The earliest known usage of orpiment in French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in French
orpinDerivations in other languages
English
orpiment, Italian
orpimento, Romanian
orpimentCognates
Catalan
orpiment, Italian
orpimento, Portuguese
ouropimento, Spanish
oropimentoUsage
Word found in Old French
