Etymology of the English word color
the English word
colorderived from the Old French word
colourderived from the Medieval Latin word
color (color; pigment; shade)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kel-derived from the Old French word
colorderived from the Medieval Latin word
color (color; pigment; shade)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kel-Derivations in English
coloration,
colorbearer,
colorcast,
colorcaster,
colorfast,
colorfield,
colorful,
colorize,
colorslide,
miscolor,
unicolor,
watercolor,
colorific,
colorimeter,
colored,
colorless,
coloringDerivations in other languages
Romanian
colorCognates
French
couleur, Italian
colore, Latin
color, Polish
kolor, Portuguese
cor, Provençal
color, Spanish
color, Yiddish
kolirUsage
Word found in Modern English
