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Where does “coloro” come from?

coloro (Latin) comes 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...

coloro (Latin): I color, tinge, imbue; I paint, dye

Definitions

  1. I color, tinge, imbue; I paint, dye

Ancestry of “coloro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincolorcolour, shade; color; pigment; complexion
2Ancient Greekμέτρονsomething used to measure: measure, rule, weight;...
3Ancient Greek-τρονForms instrument nouns
4Proto-Hellenic-tronForms instrument nouns from verb stems
5Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
6Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Words derived from “coloro”

  • coloratura
  • decoloratus
  • decolorandus
  • colorature
  • decolorate
  • colorans
  • coloraturus
  • coloratus
  • colorandus
  • colorate
  • colorare
  • bicoloratus
  • coloratura
  • decoloro
  • decolorans
  • decoloraturus
  • colori
  • colorature
  • colorare
  • trascolorare
  • colora
  • trascoloramento
  • coloramento
  • colorate
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