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[–] 37 points 2 years ago (9 children)

It's because the ver looks like vert which is the french word for green

Vermont is derived from Green Mountain

So vermilion looks like it could mean a green million, which sounds like a funny way to say a million dollars.

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  • [–] 25 points 2 years ago (7 children)

    Verde is also green in Spanish. A quick translation tells me that in Latin it's Viridis which makes it make sense that it's similar in most Latin based languages.

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  • [–] 18 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    A fancy word for green in English is Viridian

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