Where does “monocromatico” come from?

monocromatico (Italian) comes from Italian cromatico, 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.

monocromatico (Italian): monochromatic

Definitions

  1. monochromatic

Ancestry of “monocromatico”, step by step

monocromatico traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian cromatico

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancromaticochromatic
2Latinchrōmaticus
3Ancient Greekχρωματικόςoffering a colourable pretext
4Ancient Greek-τικόςrelating to, suited to, skilled in, able to,...
5Ancient Greek-σιςAdded to verb stems to form abstract nouns or...
6Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
7Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

via Portuguese cromático

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecromáticochromatic; chromatic scale

via Spanish cromático

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcromáticochromatic

Words derived from “monocromatico

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis