Where does “pheochrome” come from?

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

pheochrome (English): synonym of chromaffin

Definitions

  1. synonym of chromaffin

Ancestry of “pheochrome”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pheochrome”

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