English → Latin
“vermilion” in Latin
miniumnative cinnabar; red lead, miniumcinnabarisdragon's blood (resin, the colour of cinnabar); cinnabarminiātusvermilion, scarlet (colour of cinnabar or red lead)mĭnĭācĕusof cinnabarmĭnĭānuspainted with red-lead
The English word vermilion itself goes back to Latin vermis, through vermiculus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
vermilion s.
minium: cinnabaris: The color of vermilion, color minii, cinnabaris: to paint with vermilion, pingere cinnabari; miniare.
vermilion adj.
miniatus (Cic.): miniaceus (Vitr.): minianus (Cic.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for vermilion?
- The usual Latin words for “vermilion” are minium, cinnabaris, miniātus; also mĭnĭācĕus, mĭnĭānus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.