Etymograph

English

sinopia

Sinopia comes from Italian sinopia.

  1. Italianc. 1300–presentsinopia1
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1985sinopia1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English sinopia
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1985, Joseph Reese Strayer: “Today many of the sinopias have been uncovered by…”.

Lineage

  1. Italianc. 1300–presentsinopiaWiktionary, English sinopia
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1985sinopiaWiktionary, English sinopia. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1985, Joseph Reese Strayer: “Today many of the sinopias have been uncovered by…”

Every English word from Italian sinopia

Today it means

noun A reddish-brown ochre-like pigment, derived from sinople, used in traditional oil painting and as the cartoon for frescos.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “sinopia”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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