Where does “kolorblinda” come from?
kolorblinda (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto blinda, from English blind, from Middle English blynd, from Old English blind, from Proto-West Germanic blind, from Proto-Germanic blindaz, from French blindage, from French blinder — to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...
kolorblinda (Esperanto): colourblind
Definitions
- colourblind
Ancestry of “kolorblinda”, step by step
kolorblinda traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto blinda
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | blinda | blind |
| 2 | English | blind | Unable to see, due to physiological or... |
| 3 | Middle English | blynd | blind, sightless |
| 4 | Old English | blind | blind; a blind person |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | blind | blind |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | blindaz | blind |
| 7 | French | blindage | armour, armour plating |
| 8 | French | blinder | to armor; to reinforce |
| 9 | French | blinde | pieces of wood used as cover or protection;... |
| 10 | German | blende | inflection of blenden: ## first-person singular... |
| 11 | German | blenden | to dazzle; to blind; to show off; to pose; to... |
| 12 | Middle High German | blenden | to blend, mix |
| 13 | Old High German | blenten | — |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | blandijaną | to blind |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlendʰ- | to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;... |
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... |