Where does “chromium” come from?

Chromium comes from Latin -ium combined with Ancient Greek χρῶμα, derived from Proto-Indo-European gʰreu, which traces to Proto-Indo-European gʰer- with the suffix -yós.

chromium (English): A chemical element with an atomic number of 24:...

Definitions

  1. A chemical element with an atomic number of 24:...

Ancestry of “chromium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchchromium—
2New Latinchrōmium—
3Frenchchromechromium
4Ancient Greekχρῶμαskin (esp. the human body)
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰreuto grind, rub

Words derived from “chromium”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰreu →Every word from Ancient Greek χρῶμα →Every word from French chrome →