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| Color | ETYMOLOGY | Mantrakshar | Greek root | Latin root | STAIN |
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| black | Ancient Greek φλόξ (phlóx, “flame”), Sanskrit भर्ग (bharga, “radiance”)). |  | melan- | atr-, nigr- | Luna stain , Bielshowsky stain |
| blue | perhaps a phonoesthesia sound like blow , blue , bloom |  | cyan- | cerule- | Toluidine blue , alcian blue , Nissl , Haematoxylin |
| gold | Persian زرد (zard, “yellow, golden”), Sanskrit हिरण्य (hiraṇya). |  | chrys- | aur- | |
| gray, grey | compare Latin rāvus (“grey” |  | poli- | can- | |
| green | perhaps a phonoesthesia sound like grow , green , grass |  | chlor- | vir- | |
| purple | taken from Latin purpura (“purple dye, shellfish”), |  | porphyr- | purpur-, purpureo- | Aldehyde fuchsin |
| red | Latin ruber, rufus , Sanskrit रुधिर (rudhirá, “red, bloody”)). |  | erythr-, rhod- | rub-, rubr-, ruf- | Congo red , Alkaline phosphatase |
| red-orange | Sanskrit रुधिर (rudhirá, “red, bloody”)). | cirrh- | – | ||
| silver | from Proto-West Germanic *silubr, | – | argent- | ||
| white | Avestan 𐬯𐬞𐬀𐬉𐬙𐬀 (spaēta, “white”), Sanskrit श्वेत (śvetá, “white, bright”). |  | leuc-, leuk- | alb-, cand- | |
| yellow | Latin helvus (“dull yellow”) |  | xanth- | flav- | |
| brown | Latin brunneus (“brown”)), |  | |||
| red-brown | Sanskrit बभ्रु (babhrú, “reddish-brown”)) | ||||
| brown-black | sudan black | ||||
| orange | from Arabic نَارَنْج (nāranj), from Persian نارنگ (nârang) | ||||
| violet | from Latin viola (“violet”). | Crystal violet | |||
| teal | |||||
| charteuse | |||||
| amber | from Arabic عَنْبَر (ʿanbar, “ambergris”), | ||||
| vermillion | from Latin vermiculus (“little worm”), from vermis (“worm”), | ||||
| pink | German Pinke (“minnow; small salmon”), | Eosin | |||
| azure | Arabic لَازَوَرْد (lāzaward, “lapis lazuli”), | ||||
| coral | from Ancient Greek κοράλλιον (korállion, “coral”). | ||||
| crimson | from Arabic قِرْمِز (qirmiz), | ||||
| fuchsia | |||||
| magenta | Period Acid Schiff (PAS) | ||||
| ivory | from Latin eboreus (“in or of ivory”) | ||||
| lime | Latin limus (“mud”). | ||||
| maroon | From French marron (“feral; fugitive”, adjective), | ||||
| olive | from Latin olīva (“olive”), | ||||
| plum | |||||
| wheat | |||||
| Color | Mantrakshar | Greek root | Latin root | Sanskrit root | Hindi |
| black |  | melan- | atr-, nigr- | काला ,कृष्ण ,मलीन | |
| blue |  | cyan- | cerule- | नीला,श्याम,शिति | |
| gold |  | chrys- | aur- | सोना,सुनहरा ,स्वर्ण | |
| gray, grey |  | poli- | can- | धूसर, धूम्र,कपोत | |
| green |  | chlor- | vir- | हरा,हरित | |
| purple |  | porphyr- | purpur-, purpureo- | जामुनी ,बैंगनी | |
| red |  | erythr-, rhod- | rub-, rubr-, ruf- | लाल | |
| red-orange | cirrh- | – | लाल नारंगी | ||
| silver | – | argent- | चांदी | ||
| white |  | leuc-, leuk- | alb-, cand- | सफेद | |
| yellow |  | xanth- | flav- | पीला,पांडुर,पीत | |
| brown |  | भूरा |
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