Etymograph

English

chromism

Chromism comes from Ancient Greek χρῶμᾰ ‘skin’, and goes back to Proto-Hellenic *kʰrṓwmə.

  1. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*kʰrṓwməreconstructed
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEχρῶμᾰkhrômă‘skin’
  3. Englishearliest quotation 2018chromism

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*kʰrṓwməreconstructed
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEχρῶμᾰkhrômă‘skin’
  3. Englishearliest quotation 2018chromism

Earliest quotation: 2018, Yoshiki Chujo, New Polymeric Materials Based on Element-Blocks: “By adding mechanical stresses to the crystalline sample, regular…”

A compound of chromo- + -ism

Proto-Hellenic *kʰrṓwmə

Ancient Greek χρῶμα ‘color’

English chromo-

Linked words

through Proto-Hellenic *kʰrṓwmə

monochromatic, 18 more

Today it means

noun chromatism (the state of being colored)

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Hellenic *kʰrṓwmə / chromism

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