Chivalrous Akkad Crimson

Old French chevaleros, knightly — adjectival suffix -ous, derived from cheval (horse). As a color modifier, chivalrous implies a saturated-and-knightly-and-gallant quality, the deep-rich color of medieval-Romance chanson-de-geste hero-and-troubadour song tradition. Sits at the bold-and-chivalrous end of the grid, parallel to gallant and knightly.

Akkadian Akkadu, Akkad. As a color modifier, akkad implies a Sargon-and-Mesopotamian-Empire quality, the visual register of Akkadian-Empire-of-Sargon hand-built ziggurat-and-cuneiform-tablet bronze-age Mesopotamian-Imperial surfaces under Sargon-of-Akkad Mesopotamian Imperial-cuneiform sun-baked light. Sits at the modifier-and-cultural end of the grid, parallel to sumer and median in usage.

From the Old Spanish cremesin, itself from the Arabic qirmiz — the kermes scale insect, dried and ground into a brilliant carmine dye prized in the medieval Mediterranean. For centuries the most expensive red on a draper's shelf, reserved for cardinals, kings, and the cloth that gave English the word crimson. Cooler than scarlet, deeper than rose; the color of pomegranate seeds and a serious occasion.