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