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Where does “chromatisme” come from?

chromatisme (French) comes from French chromatique, from Latin chrōmaticus, from Ancient Greek χρωματικός, from Ancient Greek -τικός, from Ancient Greek -σις, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

chromatisme (French): chromatism

Definitions

  1. chromatism

Ancestry of “chromatisme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchchromatiquechromatic
2Latinchrōmaticus—
3Ancient Greekχρωματικός—
4Ancient Greek-τικόςrelating to, suited to, skilled in, able to,...
5Ancient Greek-σιςAdded to verb stems to form abstract nouns or...
6Ancient Greek-τιςEarlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,...
7Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →