Where does “chromograph” come from?
chromograph (English) comes from English chromo, from English chromolithograph, from English lithograph, from English lithography, from German Lithographie, from Ancient Greek γράφειν — present active infinitive of γρᾰ́φω; writε; to...
chromograph (English): chromolithograph
Definitions
- chromolithograph
Ancestry of “chromograph”, step by step
chromograph traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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... |
via English graph
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | graph | A data chart intended to illustrate the... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |