Where does “chromium” come from?

chromium (French) comes from New Latin chrōmium, from French chrome, from Ancient Greek χρῶμα, from Proto-Indo-European gʰreu — to grind, rub.

Ancestry of “chromium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinchrōmium
2Frenchchromechromium
3Ancient Greekχρῶμαskin (esp. the human body)
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰreuto grind, rub

Words derived from “chromium

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰreu