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Cyan

2 stages from Greek to English.

Today it means a greenish-blue color, used as one of the primary printing colors
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Stage 1 of 2
kyanos
Greek · ancient
"dark blue enamel"
dark blue enamel, or lapis lazuli
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Stage 2 of 2
cyan
English · 1600s
"a greenish-blue color"
settled as the English word for the greenish-blue color
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