Where does “Koloradio” come from?
Koloradio (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto Kolorado, from English Colorado, from Spanish Colorado, from Latin coloratus, from Latin coloro, from Latin color, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
Ancestry of “Koloradio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | Kolorado | — |
| 2 | English | Colorado | Places in North America |
| 3 | Spanish | Colorado | colored |
| 4 | Latin | coloratus | coloured |
| 5 | Latin | coloro | I color, tinge, imbue; I paint, dye |
| 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... |