This was very interesting, thanks. I've read somewhere that some cultures don't differentiate between blue and green, and actually have one word that covers shades of both.

[–] HoneyMustardGas@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago (3 children)

I've heard that early languages also call red and orange fruits the same color or something but I couldn't find the source.

[–] Redfox8@mander.xyz 1 points 8 months ago

Pink was also covered by red. I believe the name for pink comes from the plant group Dianthus, which includes carnations. They were a popular adorment worn by men on their suits at weddings for a period of time, during which probably made the colour reference familiar to most people and then became the norm (Hopefully that's all correct, that's what I understand at least!).

There also exist 'pinking scissors' for cutting those trianglar jagged edges to fabrics. The term 'pinking' refering to the Dianthus flower petals that have a jagged edge.

So pink was a shape rather than a colour originally!

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