Etymology of the French word couleur
the French word
couleurderived from the Medieval Latin word
color (color; pigment; shade)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
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The earliest known usage of couleur in French dates from the 11th century.
Cognates
English
color, Italian
colore, Latin
color, Polish
kolor, Portuguese
cor, Provençal
color, Spanish
color, Yiddish
kolir
