Where does “vuurkleur” come from?
vuurkleur (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...
vuurkleur (Afrikaans): the colour of fire
Definitions
- the colour of fire
Ancestry of “vuurkleur”, step by step
vuurkleur 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... |
via Afrikaans vuur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | vuur | fire |
| 2 | English | fire | A chemical reaction involving the bonding of... |
| 3 | Middle English | fier | Alternative form of figer |
| 4 | Old English | fȳr | fire |
| 5 | Old English | feor | Alternative form of feorr; far |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ferrai | far, distant |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per-nóy | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |