Łaciński viridis, włoski verde, polski zielony – językowo-kulturowe studium barwy zielonej

The aim of the study is to discuss the place of the colour green with its shades in Italian and Polish since antiquity (Latin) until the present times. Furthermore, the author shows the differences and similarities between these languages in their diachronic perception of the colour green. The colour is be also analysed in general in the light of European culture, where green has its established position.