Where does “heterocromie” come from?

heterocromie (Romanian) comes from French hétérochromie, from French hétérochrome, from French chrome, from Ancient Greek χρῶμα, from Proto-Indo-European gʰreu — to grind, rub.

heterocromie (Romanian): heterochromia

Definitions

  1. heterochromia

Ancestry of “heterocromie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchhétérochromieheterochromia
2Frenchhétérochromeheterochrome; heterochromatic
3Frenchchromechromium
4Ancient Greekχρῶμαskin (esp. the human body)
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰreuto grind, rub
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰreu →Every word from Ancient Greek χρῶμα →Every word from French chrome →