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Where does “undercolour” come from?

undercolour (English) comes from English colour, from Middle English colour, from Anglo-Norman colur, from Old French colour, from Latin color, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

undercolour (English): A colour used as a base and then coloured over,...

Definitions

  1. A colour used as a base and then coloured over,...

Ancestry of “undercolour”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcolourAustralia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South...
2Middle Englishcolourcolour, hue, shade; pigment, dye; method
3Anglo-NormancolurAlternative form of color
4Old FrenchcolourAlternative form of color
5Latincolorcolour, shade; color; pigment; complexion
6Ancient Greekμέτρονsomething used to measure: measure, rule, weight;...
7Ancient Greek-τρονForms instrument nouns
8Proto-Hellenic-tronForms instrument nouns from verb stems
9Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
10Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
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