ULTRAMARINE - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Adjective
of a brilliant pure blue to purplish blue color
📖 Fun Facts About Ultramarine
- • Ultramarine pigment, once rarer than gold, was made from ground lapis lazuli and reserved historically for important artworks.
Meaning 2
Part of speech: Noun
a vivid blue to purple-blue color
Categories: Blue, Blueness
Synonyms
Ultramarine blue, Ultramarine
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "ultramarine" comes from Proto-Indo-European *mer-. It started in Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-. Then it appeared in Latin ultrā, which was borrowed from Medieval Latin ultrāmarīnus.
🔗 Related Words
ultra – A related word in the same word family.
marine – A related word in the same word family.
🧩 Fun Fact
Studying PIE roots reveals what ancient peoples valued—their words for family, animals, and nature survived longest.