Etymology

chroma

chro·ma
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Today it means: The colorfulness relative to the brightness of a similarly illuminated area Full definition →

Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma) ← Proto-Hellenic *kʰrṓwmə
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  1. Proto-Hellenic*kʰrṓwmə
  2. Ancient Greekχρῶμα (khrôma)
  3. English todaychroma

Borrowed from Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekχρῶμα all →

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