Where does “kromu” come from?

kromu (Maltese) comes from Italian cromo, from Ancient Greek χρῶμᾰ — skin (esp. the human body).

kromu (Maltese): chromium

Definitions

  1. chromium

Ancestry of “kromu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancromochromium; chrome; first-person singular present...
2Ancient Greekχρῶμᾰskin (esp. the human body)
Every word from Ancient Greek χρῶμᾰ →Every word from Italian cromo →
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