Where does “discolor” come from?
Discolor comes from Old French des- combined with a root from Latin dis- and Latin ex, tracing back through Proto-Indo-European de and dwóh₁, originally meaning to separate or divide.
discolor (English): To change or lose color
Definitions
- To change or lose color
Ancestry of “discolor”, step by step
discolor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French colorer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | colorer | to color |
| 2 | Old French | color | color, colour |
| 3 | Latin | color | colour, shade; color; pigment; complexion |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
via Old French descolorer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | descolorer | to become discolored |