Where does “colourfulness” come from?
colourfulness (English) comes from English colourful, from English colour, from Middle English colour, from Anglo-Norman colur, from Old French colour, from Latin color, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
colourfulness (English): Alternative form of colorfulness
Definitions
- Alternative form of colorfulness
Ancestry of “colourfulness”, step by step
colourfulness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English colourful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | colourful | Britain standard spelling of colorful |
| 2 | English | colour | Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South... |
| 3 | Middle English | colour | colour, hue, shade; pigment, dye; method |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | colur | Alternative form of color |
| 5 | Old French | colour | Alternative form of color |
| 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... |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |