turquoise
意味
- トルコ石(青緑色の準宝石)
- 青緑色
- 青緑色の
語源
英語の原文(Wiktionary)
From Middle French turquoise, from Old French (pierre) turquoise (“Turkish (stone)”), from turc + -ois. The stone, mined near Nishapur in the Khorasan region of Persia, was originally brought to Europe through Turkey. Doublet of Turkish. Compare typologically copper (<< Ancient Greek Κύπρος (Kúpros, “Cyprus”)).