Where does “alcian blue” come from?

alcian blue (English) comes from English halcyon, from Latin Alcyonē, from Ancient Greek Ἀλκυόνη, from Ancient Greek ἀλκυών — kingfisher, halcyon.

alcian blue (English): Any of a family of basic copper-containing...

Definitions

  1. Any of a family of basic copper-containing...

Ancestry of “alcian blue”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhalcyona kingfisher said in classical mythology to nest...
2LatinAlcyonēAlcyone
3Ancient GreekἈλκυόνηthe name of several figures in Greek mythology
4Ancient Greekἀλκυώνkingfisher, halcyon
Every word from Ancient Greek ἀλκυών →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἀλκυόνη →Every word from Latin Alcyonē →