Where does “technicolor” come from?
technicolor (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...
technicolor (English): A process of colour cinematography using...
Definitions
- A process of colour cinematography using...
Ancestry of “technicolor”, step by step
technicolor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English color
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | color | The spectral composition of visible light; A... |
| 2 | French | couleur | color, colour; a flush; suit |
| 3 | Italian | colore | color, colour; hue; pip |
| 4 | Polish | kolor | colour; suit; flush |
| 5 | Latin | color | colour, shade; color; pigment; complexion |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
via English technology
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | technology | The organization of knowledge for practical... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τεχνολογία | systematic treatment of grammar |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τεχνολόγος | treating by rules of art; writer on the art of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τέχνη | craft, skill, trade; art; cunning, wile |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |