Where does “Colorado” come from?
Colorado (French) comes from English Colorado, from Spanish Colorado, from Latin coloratus, from Latin coloro, from Latin color, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
Ancestry of “Colorado”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Colorado | Places in North America |
| 2 | Spanish | Colorado | colored |
| 3 | Latin | coloratus | coloured |
| 4 | Latin | coloro | I color, tinge, imbue; I paint, dye |
| 5 | Latin | color | colour, shade; color; pigment; complexion |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |