'color-sensitive' originates from the combination of 'color,' derived from Latin 'color,' meaning 'hue or tint,' and 'sensitive,' from Latin 'sensitivus,' meaning 'capable of feeling or perceiving.'

'Color' and 'sensitive' were combined in modern English to describe a heightened perception or reaction to colors.

Initially, 'sensitive' meant 'capable of feeling,' but in combination with 'color,' it evolved to mean 'responsive to colors.'