indicum

Japanese: indicum
indicum

… [Hoshikawa Kiyochika]
[Indigo as a dye]
Indigo is the oldest blue dye used by humans. Indigo-dyed fabrics from ancient Egypt remain, and the etymology of the ancient Roman word indicum (pigment) is said to come from India. There are documents written in Sanskrit from ancient India that describe how to dye it.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "indicum" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…【星川 清親】
【染料としての藍】
 藍は人類が最も古く利用した青色染料である。古代エジプトの藍染布が残っており,古代ローマのindicum(顔料)の語源はIndia(インド)に由来するという。古代インドのサンスクリットで書かれた文献製法の記述がある。…

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