Where does “oogkleur” come from?
oogkleur (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans kleur, from Dutch kleur, from Middle Dutch coleur, from French couleur, from Italian colore, from Polish kolor, from Latin color, from Ancient Greek μέτρον — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
oogkleur (Afrikaans): eye color
Definitions
- eye color
Ancestry of “oogkleur”, step by step
oogkleur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans kleur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | kleur | A color, colour; A suit |
| 2 | Dutch | kleur | A color, colour; A party obedience, as in... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | coleur | — |
| 4 | French | couleur | color, colour; a flush; suit |
| 5 | Italian | colore | color, colour; hue; pip |
| 6 | Polish | kolor | colour; suit; flush |
| 7 | Latin | color | colour, shade; color; pigment; complexion |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |