myEtymology.com: English etymology of colorific

Etymology of the English word colorific

the English word colorific

derived from the English word color

derived from the Old French word colour

derived from the Medieval Latin word color (color; pigment; shade)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kel-

derived from the Old French word color

derived from the Medieval Latin word color (color; pigment; shade)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kel-

using the English suffix -fic

derived from the Late Latin suffix -ficus

derived from the Latin word facere (to make; act, take action, be active; compose, write; classify; do, make; create; make, build, construct; produce; produce by growth; bring forth)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dhē-