Where does “bluer” come from?
Bluer comes from English blue with the comparative suffix -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- meaning to shine or gleam.
bluer (English): comparative form of blue: more blue; A blue...
Definitions
- comparative form of blue: more blue; A blue...
Ancestry of “bluer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Blue | A letterman at Oxford or Cambridge; A member of... |
| 2 | Middle English | blēwe | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | blew | blue |
| 4 | Middle French | bleu | blue |
| 5 | Old French | blöe | — |
| 6 | Latvian | blāvus | accusative plural masculine form of blāvs |
| 7 | Old High German | blāo | blue, dark, grey; blue; yellow |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | blāu | blue |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | blēwaz | blue; a dark bluish or grey colour, black |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlēw- | yellow, blond, grey |