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Where does “cromático” come from?

cromático (Portuguese) comes 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.

cromático (Portuguese): chromatic; chromatic scale

Definitions

  1. chromatic; chromatic scale

Ancestry of “cromático”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinchrōmaticus—
2Ancient Greekχρωματικός—
3Ancient Greek-τικόςrelating to, suited to, skilled in, able to,...
4Ancient Greek-σιςAdded to verb stems to form abstract nouns or...
5Ancient Greek-τιςEarlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,...
6Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “cromático”

  • alocromático
  • acromático
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →