Keyword: «tvocabulary»

The article examines the history of the formation in the Russian language of a group of words denoting color. The semantic group of these words has passed a long history: from denoting minimal differences between colors to denoting the widest spectrum. The composition of the group is constantly replenished due to borrowings and the possibilities of the reserves of the language itself, while part of the vocabulary is falling out of active use. The researchers note that extralinguistic factors also began to influence the emergence of new color designations.