Etymology

unicolor

U1N1I1C3O1L1O1R1

Today it means: Of one color; monochromatic. Full definition →

English color ← Middle English colour ← Anglo-Norman colur
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  3. Proto-Italic*oinos
  4. Old Latinoinos
  5. Latinūnus
  6. Latinūni-
  7. Englishuni-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ḱel-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*ḱélōs
  10. Proto-Italic*kelōs
  11. Old Latincolōs
  12. Latincolor
  13. Old Frenchcolor
  14. Anglo-Normancolur
  15. Middle Englishcolour
  16. Englishcolor
  17. English todayunicolor

From uni- + color.

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