yellow An Ephemeral Color Why is "amarilla", the Spanish word for yellow so different from all other words for yellow?
Tulips Panic! in the Garden This month on Colorphilia, each week, we will be focusing on a different aspect of tulips. This week, I share the likely original meaning of the flower, and how the etymology became so tortured, convoluted, and misunderstood.
Turquoise The True Meaning of Turkey The Turkey (fowl) was named after the color of Turquoise (stone) whose name predated any connection to Türkiye (country).
Citrus Misunderstanding Portuguese Shepherds The art of being completely lost in translation of citrus fruits.
Black 17th century English Puritans were the original Black Sheep An update and correction to last week's newsletter.
Welsh Why I Learned Lliwiau (colors) in Cymraeg (Welsh) Or: A very basic introduction to Welsh color words by someone who doesn't speak the language, yet.
Etymology A Simplified History of Red-Tape Red-tape is a euphemism for unsolvable complexities. I almost agreed.
Magenta Correction about Magenta Magenta has a much more interesting etymology than I had previously written.
Etymology A Brief History of Shade The Oxford English Dictionary has dozens and dozens of definitions of shade. I try to understand a few of them.
Dance Why you should care about the color of ballet shoes. Spoiler: This isn't just about the color of ballet shoes
Psychology What exactly is a favorite color? While the simple question “what is your favorite color?” seems rather straightforward, three out of the five words are anything but. And here are roughly 5600 words to prove it.
Etymology My Eye Color The etymology of the word blue includes everything from brothels to mermen to monsters with twelve feet and six heads to the effects of magic herbs, but not necessarily in that order.
