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Where does “cromar” come from?

cromar (Spanish) comes from Spanish cromo, from Spanish cromolitografía, from Spanish litografía, from Spanish -grafía, from Ancient Greek -γραφία, from Ancient Greek γραφή, from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

cromar (Spanish): to chrome; to electroplate

Definitions

  1. to chrome; to electroplate

Ancestry of “cromar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcromochromium; trading card, picture card
2Spanishcromolitografíachromolithography
3Spanishlitografíalithography; lithograph
4Spanish-grafía-graphy
5Ancient Greek-γραφίαwriting, drawing; -graphy, writing
6Ancient Greekγραφήdrawing; painting; writing, a writing
7Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
8Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
10Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “cromar”

  • cromado
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