Where does “chrōmaticus” come from?
chrōmaticus (Latin) comes 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.
Ancestry of “chrōmaticus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | χρωματικός | offering a colourable pretext |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -τικός | relating to, suited to, skilled in, able to,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -σις | Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
Words derived from “chrōmaticus”
- chromatic
- chromaticity
- polychromatic
- chromaticism
- heterochromatic
- chromatically
- panchromatic
- trichromatic
- hyperchromatic
- orthochromatic
- chromatics
- isochromatic
- bichromatic
- chromaticness
- photochromatic
- tetrachromatic
- pseudoisochromatic
- multichromatic
- thermochromatic
- normochromatic
- idiochromatic
- allochromatic
- nonchromatic
- panchromatically