Where does “coloriage” come from?
coloriage (French) comes from French colorier, from French coloris, from Italian colorito, from Italian colorire, from Italian colore, from Polish kolor, from Latin color, from Ancient Greek μέτρον — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
coloriage (French): colouring; colouring in
Ancestry of “coloriage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | colorier | to color |
| 2 | French | coloris | act of mixing colors; a mix of color; style,... |
| 3 | Italian | colorito | colourful; rosy; complexion |
| 4 | Italian | colorire | to colour; to embellish or enliven |
| 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... |