Where does “monochrome” come from?

Monochrome comes from Ancient Greek μονόχρωμος, from χρῶμα meaning color, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European gʰreu or gʰer-.

monochrome (English): A black and white image, especially such a...

Definitions

  1. A black and white image, especially such a...

Ancestry of “monochrome”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμονόχρωμοςof one color
2Ancient Greek-όςForms agentive or patientive adjectives and nouns from the o-grade of a verbal root
3Proto-Hellenic*-os—
4Proto-Indo-European-ósCreates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

Words derived from “monochrome”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ός →Every word from Ancient Greek μονόχρωμος →