From Middle English cynabare , from Old French cinabre, from Latin cinnabaris, from Ancient Greek κιννάβαρι, from perhaps Arabic زِنْجَفْر, related to Persian شنگرف from Old Persian 𐎿𐎡𐎣𐎲𐎽𐎢𐏁 , of unknown origin.
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