Where does “multicolor” come from?

multicolor (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...

multicolor (Latin): Of many colors, many-colored, multicolored,...

Definitions

Of many colors, many-colored, multicolored,...

Ancestry of “multicolor”, step by step

multicolor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin color

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	color	colour, shade; color; pigment; complexion
2	Ancient Greek	μέτρον	something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;...
3	Ancient Greek	-τρον	Forms instrument nouns
4	Proto-Hellenic	-tron	Forms instrument nouns from verb stems
5	Proto-Indo-European	-trom	Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
6	Proto-Indo-European	-tḗr	Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

via Latin multus

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	multus	much; many
2	Proto-Italic	moltos	much, many
3	Proto-Indo-European	ml̥tós	crumbled, crumpled
4	Proto-Indo-European	mel-	soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
5	Proto-Indo-European	mey-	to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

Words derived from “multicolor”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr →Every word from Ancient Greek -τρον →Every word from Ancient Greek μέτρον →