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Where does “corante” come from?

corante (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese corar, from Portuguese Cor, from Old Portuguese coor, from Latin color, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron, from Proto-Indo-European -trom — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

corante (Portuguese): colourant; dye; that which dyes, colours

Definitions

  1. colourant; dye; that which dyes, colours

Ancestry of “corante”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecorarto blush; to bleach; to colour, dye
2PortugueseCor—
3Old Portuguesecoorcolour; complexion
4Latincolorcolour, shade; color; pigment; complexion
5Ancient Greekμέτρονsomething used to measure: measure, rule, weight;...
6Ancient Greek-τρονForms instrument nouns
7Proto-Hellenic-tronForms instrument nouns from verb stems
8Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
9Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
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