purpaidh

purpaidh
purpaidh, purpur
purple, Irish purpuir, Middle Irish purpuir, Welsh porphor: from Latin purpura, English purple. The old Gadelic form, borrowed through British, is corcur.

Etymological dictionary of the Gaelic language. . 1982.

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  • Traditional dyes of the Scottish Highlands — are the native vegetable dyes used in Scottish Gaeldom.The following are the principal dyestuffs with the colours they produce. Several of the tints are very bright, but have now been superseded by various mineral dyes. The Latin names are given… …   Wikipedia

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