• Ð Greıt Þu̇mpkin@lemm.ee
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    5 months ago

    It’s because the ver looks like vert which is the french word for green

    Vermont is derived from Green Mountain

    So vermilion looks like it could mean a green million, which sounds like a funny way to say a million dollars.