DictionaryRoot: color
Latin
color
skin color, hue, appearance
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noun / verb / adjective
color
KUL-er/ˈkʌlər/
A visible hue produced by the way light is reflected or emitted.
Etymology
Latin color, meaning hue or appearance, is traced to an older word for a covering. English moved from the specific sense of complexion to the general visible quality of things.