ColoradoyoudaoicibaDictYouDict[Colorado 词源字典]
U.S. state (organized as a territory 1861, admitted as a state 1876), named for the river, Spanish Rio Colorado, from colorado "ruddy, reddish," literally "colored," past participle of colorar "to color, dye, paint," from Latin colorare (see coloration).[Colorado etymology, Colorado origin, 英语词源]