Where does “limekolora” come from?
limekolora (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto kolora, from Esperanto koloro, from English color, from French couleur, from Italian colore, from Polish kolor, from Latin color, from Ancient Greek μέτρον — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
limekolora (Esperanto): lime-colored
Definitions
- lime-colored
Ancestry of “limekolora”, step by step
limekolora traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto kolora
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | kolora | coloured |
| 2 | Esperanto | koloro | colour |
| 3 | English | color | The spectral composition of visible light; A... |
| 4 | French | couleur | color, colour; a flush; suit |
| 5 | Italian | colore | color, colour; hue; pip |
| 6 | Polish | kolor | colour; suit; flush |
| 7 | Latin | color | colour, shade; color; pigment; complexion |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |