Where does “Lokalkolorit” come from?
Lokalkolorit (German) comes from German Kolorit, 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...
Lokalkolorit (German): local color
Definitions
- local color
Ancestry of “Lokalkolorit”, step by step
Lokalkolorit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Kolorit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kolorit | colouring, palette |
| 2 | Italian | colorito | colourful; rosy; complexion |
| 3 | Italian | colorire | to colour; to embellish or enliven |
| 4 | Italian | colore | color, colour; hue; pip |
| 5 | Polish | kolor | colour; suit; flush |
| 6 | Latin | color | colour, shade; color; pigment; complexion |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |