Where does “cromoforo” come from?
cromoforo (Italian) comes from Italian foro, from Latin forum, from Proto-Italic *forom — forum.
cromoforo (Italian): chromophore; chromophoric
Definitions
- chromophore; chromophoric
Ancestry of “cromoforo”, step by step
cromoforo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian foro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | foro | forum; court; hole |
| 2 | Latin | forum | public place, marketplace, forum |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *forom | forum |
via Italian cromo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | cromo | chromium; chrome; first-person singular present... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | χρῶμᾰ | skin (esp. the human body) |
Words derived from “cromoforo”