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Where does “chromato-” come from?

chromato- (English) comes from Ancient Greek χρῶμᾰ.

chromato- (English): color

Definitions

  1. color

Ancestry of “chromato-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekχρῶμᾰ—

Words derived from “chromato-”

  • chromatography
  • chromatographic
  • chromatograph
  • electrochromatography
  • haemochromatosis
  • chromatographically
  • chromatophore
  • chromatolysis
  • immunochromatographic
  • chromatism
  • dichromatism
  • polychromatophilic
  • monochromatism
  • thermochromatography
  • chromatophoric
  • thermochromatographic
  • immunochromatography
  • chromatographical
  • dyschromatopsia
  • polychromatophilia
  • chromatopsia
  • chromatosphere
  • trichromatism
  • chromatoscope
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