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Where does “colorista” come from?

colorista (Italian) comes from Italian colore, from Polish kolor, 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...

colorista (Italian): colourist / colorist

Definitions

  1. colourist / colorist

Ancestry of “colorista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancolorecolor, colour; hue; pip
2Polishkolorcolour; suit; flush
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...
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