Where does “kolornuanco” come from?
kolornuanco (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...
kolornuanco (Esperanto): hue
Definitions
- hue
Ancestry of “kolornuanco”, step by step
kolornuanco 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... |
via Esperanto nuanco
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | nuanco | nuance |
| 2 | English | nuance | A minor distinction; Subtlety or fine detail; To... |
| 3 | French | nuancé | past participle of nuancer; nuanced |
| 4 | French | nuer | to match, match up |
| 5 | French | nue | feminine singular of nu; cloud |
| 6 | Middle French | nue | cloud |
| 7 | Old French | nue | cloud |
| 8 | Vulgar Latin | nuba | — |
| 9 | Latin | nūbēs | cloud |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)newdʰ- | to cover |