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Ich verspreche, zukünftig mindestestens drei Quellen zu befragen, bevor ich hier etwas schreibe.
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Neuer Versuch:
cinnabar = Zinnober oder Zinnoberrot
from MW Collegiate Dict.:
Main Entry: cinnabar
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English cynabare, from Middle French Middle French cenobre, from Latin cinnabaris, from Greek kinnabari, of non-Indo-European origin; akin to Arabic zinjafr cinnabar
Date: 14th century
1 : artificial red mercuric sulfide used especially as a pigment
2 : native red mercuric sulfide HgS that is the only important ore of mercury
vermilion = Zinnoberrot
from MW Collegiate Dict.:
Main Entry: vermilion
Variant: also vermillion
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English vermilioun, from Old French vermeillon, from vermeil, adjective, bright red, vermilion, from Late Latin vermiculus kermes, from Latin, little worm
Date: 13th century
1 : a bright red pigment consisting of mercuric sulfide; broadly : any of various red pigments
2 : a vivid reddish orange
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