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Where does “colorier” come from?

colorier (French) comes from French coloris, from Italian colorito, from Italian colorire, from Italian colore, from Polish kolor, from Latin color, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

colorier (French): to color

Definitions

  1. to color

Ancestry of “colorier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcolorisact of mixing colors; a mix of color; style,...
2Italiancoloritocolourful; rosy; complexion
3Italiancolorireto colour; to embellish or enliven
4Italiancolorecolor, colour; hue; pip
5Polishkolorcolour; suit; flush
6Latincolorcolour, shade; color; pigment; complexion
7Ancient Greekμέτρονsomething used to measure: measure, rule, weight;...
8Ancient Greek-τρονForms instrument nouns
9Proto-Hellenic-tronForms instrument nouns from verb stems
10Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
11Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Words derived from “colorier”

  • coloriage
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