Where does “cromo” come from?
cromo (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese cromolitografía, from Portuguese litografia, from Portuguese litógrafo, from Portuguese -grafo, from Ancient Greek -γράφος, from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
cromo (Portuguese): chromium; trading card
Definitions
- chromium; trading card
Ancestry of “cromo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | cromolitografía | — |
| 2 | Portuguese | litografia | lithography; lithograph |
| 3 | Portuguese | litógrafo | lithographer |
| 4 | Portuguese | -grafo | grapher |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -γράφος | writer, painter |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |