Where does “colorabil” come from?
colorabil (Romanian) comes from Romanian colora, from French colorer, from Old French colorer, from Old French color, from Latin color, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
colorabil (Romanian): which can be dyed
Definitions
- which can be dyed
Ancestry of “colorabil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | colora | to color |
| 2 | French | colorer | to color |
| 3 | Old French | colorer | to color |
| 4 | Old French | color | color, colour |
| 5 | Latin | color | colour, shade; color; pigment; complexion |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |