Where does “kromirati” come from?

kromirati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian krȍm, from French chrome, from Ancient Greek χρῶμα, from Proto-Indo-European gʰreu — to grind, rub.

kromirati (Serbo-Croatian): to chromize, chrome

Definitions

  1. to chromize, chrome

Ancestry of “kromirati”, step by step

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