Etymology

colourless

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Today it means: Having little or no colour. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *lausaz ← Proto-Indo-European *lewHs- ← English colour
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱélōs
  3. Proto-Italic*kelōs
  4. Old Latincolōs
  5. Latincolor
  6. Old Frenchcolor
  7. Anglo-Normancolur
  8. Middle Englishcolour
  9. Englishcolour
  10. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  12. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  13. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  14. English todaycolourless

From colour + -less.

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