Where does “versicolor” come from?
versicolor (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...
versicolor (Latin): particoloured; of various colours; that changes...
Definitions
- particoloured; of various colours; that changes...
Ancestry of “versicolor”, step by step
versicolor 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 versō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | versō | to turn often, keep turning, handle, whirl about, turn over |
| 2 | Latin | vertō | to turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |