blue
The origin and history of blue.
Etymology
From Old French bleu, from a Frankish word related to Proto-Germanic *blēwaz ("blue, dark blue"); a distant cousin of Latin flavus ("yellow") and doublet of the English word "blow."
The origin and history of blue.
From Old French bleu, from a Frankish word related to Proto-Germanic *blēwaz ("blue, dark blue"); a distant cousin of Latin flavus ("yellow") and doublet of the English word "blow."
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