Etymology of the Latin word purpura
the Latin word
purpura (purple color, purple; purple dye)
derived from the Byzantine Greek word
porphura, πορφύρα (the 'purple' mussel; the red-blue color itself, and finally a garment dyed with it)
Derivations in Latin
purpuratusDerivations in other languages
English
purple, English
purpura, English
purpurin, French
purpuracé, Italian
purpurina, Italian
purpurico, Italian
porpora, Italian
purpuroxantina, Italian
batteriopurpurina, Italian
flavopurpurina, Portuguese
púrpura, Romanian
purpură, Spanish
púrpura
