The blue dye indigo is derived from Latin indicus, Greek indikos, referring to India;
Indigofera tinctoria came from India.
indicus, = of India, Indian;
-icus, = indicates ‘belonging to’.
indicum, = indigo, a blue pigment for dyeing and painting;
fero, ferre, = to bear, carry, bring.
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