Where does “polychromatique” come from?
polychromatique (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.
polychromatique (French): polychromatic
Definitions
- polychromatic
Ancestry of “polychromatique”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | chromatique | chromatic |
| 2 | Latin | chrōmaticus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | χρωματικός | offering a colourable pretext |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τικός | relating to, suited to, skilled in, able to,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -σις | Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |