Etymology

chrome

C3H4R1O1M3E1

Today it means: Chromium, when used to plate other metals. Full definition →

French chrome ← Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma) ← Proto-Hellenic *kʰrṓwmə
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  1. Proto-Hellenic*kʰrṓwmə
  2. Ancient Greekχρῶμα (khrôma)
  3. Frenchchrome
  4. English todaychrome

Borrowed from French chrome.

Words from the same roots

Frenchchrome all →

chromium

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