Where does “uncoloredness” come from?
uncoloredness (English) comes from English uncolored, from English colored, from English color, from French couleur, from Italian colore, from Polish kolor, from Latin color, from Ancient Greek μέτρον — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
uncoloredness (English): The quality of being uncolored
Definitions
- The quality of being uncolored
Ancestry of “uncoloredness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | uncolored | Not treated with a dye or other colour |
| 2 | English | colored | Having a color; Having a particular color or kind... |
| 3 | English | color | The spectral composition of visible light; A... |
| 4 | French | couleur | color, colour; a flush; suit |
| 5 | Italian | colore | color, colour; hue; pip |
| 6 | Polish | kolor | colour; suit; flush |
| 7 | Latin | color | colour, shade; color; pigment; complexion |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |