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Where does “chromaticness” come from?

chromaticness (English) comes from English chromatic, from English chromatin, from German Chromatin, from German -īn, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

chromaticness (English): The quality of being chromatic

Definitions

  1. The quality of being chromatic

Ancestry of “chromaticness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchromaticRelating to or characterised by hue; Having the...
2EnglishchromatinA complex of DNA, RNA and proteins within the...
3GermanChromatinchromatin
4German-īn—
5Latin-īnus—
6Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
7Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
8Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
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