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Where does “Colorado-like” come from?

Colorado-like (English) comes from English Colorado, from Spanish Colorado, from Latin coloratus, from Latin coloro, from Latin color, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Colorado-like (English): Resembling the U.S. state of Colorado, or some...

Definitions

  1. Resembling the U.S. state of Colorado, or some...

Ancestry of “Colorado-like”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishColorado—
2SpanishColorado—
3Latincoloratuscoloured
4LatincoloroI color, tinge, imbue; I paint, dye
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...
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