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Where does “colos” come from?

colos (Old Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

colos (Old Latin): color; Alternative form of color

Definitions

  1. color; Alternative form of color

Ancestry of “colos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “colos”

  • color
  • colors
  • Colorado
  • colorful
  • coloring
  • colorless
  • watercolor
  • discoloration
  • tricolor
  • couleur
  • colorfully
  • discolor
  • colorist
  • colorable
  • multicolor
  • coloratura
  • colorimeter
  • colorimetry
  • Tricolor
  • colorism
  • colorization
  • coloristic
  • colorado
  • decolorization
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