Where does “technicolored” come from?
technicolored (English) comes from English technicolor, from English color, from French couleur, from Italian colore, from Polish kolor, from Latin color, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
technicolored (English): In brilliant, often surreal colors
Definitions
- In brilliant, often surreal colors
Ancestry of “technicolored”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | technicolor | A process of colour cinematography using... |
| 2 | English | color | The spectral composition of visible light; A... |
| 3 | French | couleur | color, colour; a flush; suit |
| 4 | Italian | colore | color, colour; hue; pip |
| 5 | Polish | kolor | colour; suit; flush |
| 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... |