Where does “colorman” come from?

colorman (English) comes from English color, 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...

colorman (English): Alternative spelling of colourman

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of colourman

Ancestry of “colorman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcolorThe spectral composition of visible light; A...
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...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tḗrEvery word from Ancient Greek -τρονEvery word from Ancient Greek μέτρον