HistoryExtra podcast cover image

Colour: a human history

HistoryExtra podcast

00:00

The Blue Sky Is a Long Way Away

In almost every language we know of, blue is very late to be named. Most languages start with words for black and white, then they develop a word for red,. Then yellow or green, followed bor green, followed by yellow. And it's only after those colours, only after black and white and red and yellow and green, do lan s, most languages, in fact, around the world, develop a term for blue. So it does come very late. The romantics certainly were the big champions of the colour blue. Why did blue become the quintessential romantic colour? i mea no one really knows for certain but my theory is the reason is the reason that blue comes

Play episode from 21:59
Transcript

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!
App store bannerPlay store banner
Get the app