colour

/ˈkʌlə/KUH-lur
/ˈkʌlɚ/KUH-lur

Meaninga covering, a hue

Common meaning: the look of things in light

Journey through time

  1. Latincoloremsource
  2. Old Frenchcolur‘colour’source
  3. Middle Englishcolursource
  4. Englishcolour‘the look of things in light’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin colorem ‘a covering, a hue’.

Roots

  • colorem Latin “a covering, a hue”

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