Where does “haŭtokoloro” come from?
haŭtokoloro (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto koloro, 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...
haŭtokoloro (Esperanto): skin color
Definitions
- skin color
Ancestry of “haŭtokoloro”, step by step
haŭtokoloro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto koloro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | koloro | colour |
| 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... |