Where does “chromatic” come from?
Chromatic comes from Ancient Greek χρωματικός, derived from χρῶμα meaning color, which traces to Proto-Indo-European gʰreu and gʰer-.
chromatic (English): Relating to or characterised by hue; Having the...
Definitions
- Relating to or characterised by hue; Having the...
Ancestry of “chromatic”, step by step
chromatic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English chromatin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chromatin | A complex of DNA, RNA and proteins within the... |
| 2 | German | Chromatin | chromatin |
| 3 | German | -īn | creates the female form for many nouns for living beings; umlaut usually occurs in monosyllables, but rarely in polysyllables |
| 4 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via French chromatique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | chromatique | chromatic |
| 2 | Latin | chrōmaticus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | χρωματικός | offering a colourable pretext |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τικός | relating to, suited to, skilled in, able to,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -σις | Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
Words derived from “chromatic”
- chromaticity
- polychromatic
- chromaticism
- heterochromatic
- chromatically
- panchromatic
- trichromatic
- hyperchromatic
- orthochromatic
- chromatics
- isochromatic
- bichromatic
- chromaticness
- photochromatic
- tetrachromatic
- pseudoisochromatic
- multichromatic
- thermochromatic
- normochromatic
- idiochromatic
- allochromatic
- nonchromatic
- panchromatically
- biochromatic