Where does “chromatrope” come from?
chromatrope (English) comes from English trope, from Latin tropus, from Ancient Greek τρόπος, from Ancient Greek τροπή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
chromatrope (English): An instrument for exhibiting certain chromatic...
Definitions
- An instrument for exhibiting certain chromatic...
Ancestry of “chromatrope”, step by step
chromatrope traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English trope
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | trope | Something recurring across a genre or type of art... |
| 2 | Latin | tropus | a figurative use of a word, a trope; a way of... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τρόπος | a turn, way, manner, style; a trope or figure of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τροπή | a turning; turning away the enemy, a rout;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ή | suffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ᾱ | nominal suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
via English chromo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chromo | A color print produced by chromolithography; A... |
| 2 | English | chromolithograph | A print made by chromolithography; To create a... |
| 3 | English | lithograph | A printed image produced by lithography; To... |
| 4 | English | lithography | The process of printing an image by drawing the... |
| 5 | German | Lithographie | Alternative spelling of Lithografie |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γράφειν | present active infinitive of γρᾰ́φω; writε; to... |