英単語

Tyrianの意味・使い方・発音

Tyrian

英 ['tiriən] 美
  • adj.ティリア;ティリア文化;古代ティリアの紫色
  • n.タイリアン?パープル

英語の語源


Tyrian (adj.)
1510s, from Latin Tyrius "of Tyre," (Latin Tyrus), island-city in the Levant, from Greek Tyros, from Hebrew/Phoenician tzor, literally "rock, rocky place." Especially in reference to Tyrian purple, a dye chemically similar to indigo, made there in ancient times from certain mollusks (Murex brandaris).

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