Where does “uncolorable” come from?
uncolorable (English) comes from English colorable, 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...
uncolorable (English): That cannot be colored with fewer than a...
Definitions
- That cannot be colored with fewer than a...
Ancestry of “uncolorable”, step by step
uncolorable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English colorable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | colorable | US standard spelling of colourable |
| 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... |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |