Where does “lipochrome” come from?

lipochrome (English) comes from English chrome, from French chrome, from Ancient Greek χρῶμα, from Proto-Indo-European gʰreu — to grind, rub.

lipochrome (English): Any naturally-occurring, fat-soluble pigment such...

Definitions

  1. Any naturally-occurring, fat-soluble pigment such...

Ancestry of “lipochrome”, step by step

lipochrome traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English chrome

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchromeChromium, when used to plate other metals; The...
2Frenchchromechromium
3Ancient Greekχρῶμαskin (esp. the human body)
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰreuto grind, rub

via English lipo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishlipoliposuction

Words derived from “lipochrome”

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