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Where does “kleur” come from?

kleur (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch coleur, from French couleur, from Italian colore, from Polish kolor, from Latin color, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

kleur (Dutch): A color, colour; A party obedience, as in...

Definitions

  1. A color, colour; A party obedience, as in...

Ancestry of “kleur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchcoleur—
2Frenchcouleurcolor, colour; a flush; suit
3Italiancolorecolor, colour; hue; pip
4Polishkolorcolour; suit; flush
5Latincolorcolour, shade; color; pigment; complexion
6Ancient Greekμέτρονsomething used to measure: measure, rule, weight;...
7Ancient Greek-τρονForms instrument nouns
8Proto-Hellenic-tronForms instrument nouns from verb stems
9Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
10Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Words derived from “kleur”

  • zilverkleur
  • kleurstof
  • kleurloos
  • vlaskleurig
  • crèmekleurig
  • kleurrijk
  • tweekleur
  • tweekleurig
  • schutkleur
  • rouwkleur
  • gelaatskleur
  • voskleurig
  • driekleur
  • kleur
  • kleur
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