Where does “coloratura” come from?

coloratura (Italian) comes from Latin coloratura, from Latin colōrāre.

coloratura (Italian): colouration, colouring; Virtuosic ornamentation...

Definitions

  1. colouration, colouring; Virtuosic ornamentation...

Ancestry of “coloratura”, step by step

coloratura traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin coloratura

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincoloraturanominative feminine singular of colōrātūrus;...
2Latincolōrāre—

via Italian colorare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancolorareto colour/color

Words derived from “coloratura”

Every word from Latin colōrāre →Every word from Latin coloratura →
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