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The color purple did get its name from Italy. The name purple is borrowed from a Latin word "purpura" which was used to described certain dyed garments.

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the color purple origonated from a process involving shellfish. At the time it was a very expensive and time consuming process so only the very wealthy and royaly could attain it.

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