pigment

Meanings

Noun

• Any color in plant or animal cells
• A dry colorant, usually an insoluble powder
• Wine flavoured with spices and honey.

Verb

• To add color or pigment to something.

Origin

• From Middle English pigment, from Latin pigmentum ("pigment"), itself from pingō + -mentum; variants of this word may have been known in Old English (e.g. 12th century pyhmentum). pimiento, pimento, and piment.