Short thread on Greek perception of color. Nietzsche actually thought they were colorblind.https://twitter.com/nastyinmuhtaxi/status/995840132367507457 …
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Replying to @nastyinmuhtaxi
I think what you say is more probable than those who say their color-sense was just the same as ours and that everyone has just been mislead about this for the past few centuries.
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Replying to @Oppianus
Proof of my affirmations shall be found in etymology... Greek chloros, green, cognate with χλόη, khloè, shoot, is ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵʰelh₃, to flourish, to grow, that is to say the word does not describe a hue but a belonging to plants & growth.
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Another massive argument... Ancient Greek ἴον, ion (violet), is not only cognate with ἴς, is (strength), but also with Latin viola (violet), which is cognate with Latin vis (strength)...
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