Definition
Latin term for cerulean blue, or in historical medical texts, a preparation or pigment of blue color used in medicines or treatments.
Etymology
Direct Latin noun form from 'caeruleus' (blue). Used in medieval and Renaissance Latin medical and alchemical texts as a standard term for blue pigments and preparations.
Kelly Says
Medieval apothecaries listed 'ceruleum' in their ingredient inventories—blue pigments were thought to have cooling and calming properties, so they were actually prescribed as medicines!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
Himmelsblau
himmelsblau
ARالعربية
أزرق سماوي
az-raq samaa-wi
CACatalà
ceruleum
ser-oo-lee-um
CSČeština
ceruleum
ser-oo-lee-um
DADansk
ceruleum
ser-oo-lee-um
DEDeutsch
Ceruleum
tser-oo-lee-um
ELΕλληνικά
κυανό
kee-an-oh
ESEspañol
ceruleo
ser-oo-lay-oh
FISuomi
ceruleum
ser-oo-lee-um
FRFrançais
céruleum
se-roo-lehm
HAHA
ceruleum
ser-oo-lee-um
HUMagyar
ceruleum
ser-oo-lee-um
IDBahasa Indonesia
ceruleum
ser-oo-lee-um
IGIG
ceruleum
ser-oo-lee-um
ITItaliano
ceruleo
tser-oo-lay-oh
KKKK
ceruleum
ser-oo-lee-um
KMKM
ceruleum
ser-oo-lee-um
MSBahasa Melayu
ceruleum
ser-oo-lee-um
MYမြန်မာ
ceruleum
ser-oo-lee-um
NLNederlands
ceruleum
ser-oo-lee-um
NONorsk
ceruleum
ser-oo-lee-um
PLPolski
ceruleum
ser-oo-lee-um
PTPortuguês
ceruleo
ser-oo-lay-oh
RORomână
ceruleum
ser-oo-lee-um
RUРусский
цереулеум
tsere-oo-ly-oom
SVSvenska
ceruleum
ser-oo-lee-um
SWKiswahili
ceruleum
ser-oo-lee-um
TLTL
ceruleum
ser-oo-lee-um
TRTürkçe
ceruleum
ser-oo-lay-oom
UKУкраїнська
цереулеум
tsere-oo-ly-oom
VITiếng Việt
ceruleum
se-roo-lee-um
YOYO
ceruleum
ser-oo-lee-um
ZUZU
ceruleum
ser-oo-lee-um