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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

  1. In brilliant, often surreal colors

Ancestry of “technicolored”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtechnicolorA process of colour cinematography using...
2EnglishcolorThe spectral composition of visible light; A...
3Frenchcouleurcolor, colour; a flush; suit
4Italiancolorecolor, colour; hue; pip
5Polishkolorcolour; suit; flush
6Latincolorcolour, shade; color; pigment; complexion
7Ancient Greekμέτρονsomething used to measure: measure, rule, weight;...
8Ancient Greek-τρονForms instrument nouns
9Proto-Hellenic-tronForms instrument nouns from verb stems
10Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
11Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
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