Violet African Violets

Violet African Violets

Violet African Violets

We are coming back inside our warm house again for today’s African violet flower photograph. When I searched for a definition of violet, I found that ‘violet is the color of light at the short end of the visible spectrum, between blue and invisible ultraviolet.’ In the RGB colour mode, violet mixes blue and red light with more blue than red. That looks about right for this photograph. Another fact I learned is that the colour name came from the violet flower. But that sounds a lot like the ‘which came first, the chicken or the egg?’ scenario. That was further confused when I read that the name violet is derived from the latin word viola which means violet. The first recorded use of the colour name violet was in 1370, so we are talking very old chickens and eggs here. I will leave you to ponder this and hope that the rest of your day is as intriguing as I hope this post has been! Flower a Day #520 View all posts on the Home page.  

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4 Responses

  1. I think that a little digging will lead to the explanation that these two words in modern English have arrived at the common spelling via two different routes. Our current stringed viola derives from the medieval english viol meaning 6 stringed instrument, viol, from which we get violin and viola. The name of flower, violet, derives from the latin word for purple which was viola and which happened to be the colour at the end spectrum from red. I don’t believe there is any connection, apart from the spelling, between the instrument and the flower. Be that as it may, nothing can detract from the beauty of the flower, the colour or the instrument. Thank you, Ellie, for bringing two of those lovelies together for us today.

  2. Thanks so much for the post this morning. I love that color violet. And you say it was first discovered in 1370 oh yes I remember that year well. Anyway hope you’re having a great day. Hugs to you and Steve.

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