coor

Old Portuguese

Alternative forms

• color

Etymology

From Latin color, colōrem, from Old Latin colos (“covering”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to cover, conceal”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ko.ˈoɾ/

Noun

coor f

1. colour
   • 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 384 (facsimile):

     ⁊ a outra dazur era / coor mui marauilloſa / que ao çeo ſemella […]

     And the other was blue / a marvelous colour / which resembles the sky […]

2. complexion

Related terms

• coorar

Descendants

• Galician: cor
• Portuguese: cor

See also

Colors in Old Galician-Portuguese · coores, colores (layout · text)

branco, blanco, alvo	gris	negro, preto
vermelho	castanho	amarelo
	verde
		azur
	cardẽo	rosa