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Where does “colorer” come from?

colorer (French) comes from Old French colorer, from Old French color, from Latin color, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

colorer (French): to color

Definitions

  1. to color

Ancestry of “colorer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcolorerto color
2Old Frenchcolorcolor, colour
3Latincolorcolour, shade; color; pigment; complexion
4Ancient Greekμέτρονsomething used to measure: measure, rule, weight;...
5Ancient Greek-τρονForms instrument nouns
6Proto-Hellenic-tronForms instrument nouns from verb stems
7Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
8Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Words derived from “colorer”

  • bicolore
  • colore
  • décolorer
  • unicolore
  • décoloration
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