I would be happy for it to switch places with Chartreuse, which feels strongly like a red word and is definitely not a bright yellow-green
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Completely agree, came here to say this.
Vert means green in french (the t is silent)
I was first exposed to the word from pokemon red/blue on the OG Gameboy, grayscale and all, and I think that's why I associate it with green, latin root word. Vermillion City, Ver... de?
This is exactly why vermilion gets me every time.
Chameleons are green. Verde is green. Vermillion is green 100%
Chameleons are green
So, like, chameleons do this thing, right, where they don't feel like being green for a bit =P
So I guess Vermillion is green maybe 90% of the time
Verdant, verde, vermilion.
mandala effect
Or maybe deuteranopia
Vermillion (or more precisely vermillion) is the name of a fruit fly (Drosophila) mutant with bright red eyes (as opposed to wild type, which has brick red eyes). I always knew my genetics PhD would come into handy one day.
It took me years to even realize Vermilion, Viridian, and Cerulean are hues of colour, not just cities in Kanto.
I'm learning it just now reading this comment!
All of the cities and towns in Kanto are hues which is why the starter town is called Pallet Town :)
Its because people confuse it for Viridian. I used to oil paint so these things sound similar.
Viridian, vermilion, and verdigris. That’s why it feels green.
Red and green should trade vermillion for chartreuse.
Chartreuse is named after the liquour which is named after the monastary which is named after the mountains which is named after the village which is of ambiguous origin but likely named from a Gaulish tribe. So you're gonna have to rewrite an awful lot of history if you want to come after chartreuse.
I, for one, am willing to make this sacrifice. Specifically to say it's worth it for someone to rewrite a lot of history; I've got a thing going on so I can't volunteer for that even though I really want to darn.
This is my platform when I run for public office.
Chartreuse is named after a liqueur, not after wine. It's literally green.
And vermillion comes from Kermes vermilio, a red insect used to make the pigment. What's your point?
My apologies, I didn't know this and stand corrected. I no longer think that one of your suggestions is stupid, I think both of them are.
Are you literate? The conversation wasn't about etymology. It was about words "feeling" a certain color. Specifically without explanation.
Eh the chartreuse is originally the name of the mountain and it's got green trees on it 🤷
It's named after the liquour, if you follow the chain of naming it goes beyond the mountains regardless but the color is named after the color of the liquour, not the colour of the mountains.
THANK YOU Chartreuse is the one I feel like should be a red.
I wonder if the mental association is due to people thinking of French colours:
- Verte=Green, looks vaguely like vertemilloon
- Rouge=Red, looks vaguely like Charterouge
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