Where does “ostricolor” come from?

ostricolor (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...

ostricolor (Latin): purple-coloured

Definitions

  1. purple-coloured

Ancestry of “ostricolor”, step by step

ostricolor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin color

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...

via Latin ostrum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinostrumthe blood of the sea snail; the color purple
2Ancient Greekὄστρεονbivalve; oyster; purple pigment, probably that...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr →Every word from Ancient Greek -τρον →Every word from Ancient Greek μέτρον →