'discolored' originates from the Latin prefix 'dis-' meaning 'apart' and the word 'colorare' meaning 'to color'.

'discolorare' transformed into the Old French word 'descolorer', and eventually became the modern English word 'discolor' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'to remove color', but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'having lost or changed color'.