Etymology of the English word chromatic
the English word
chromaticderived from the Greek word
chromatikos, χρωματικός
derived from the Greek word
chroma, χρῶμα (colour)
derived from the Greek word
khromatikosderived from the Greek word
chroma, χρῶμα (colour)
Date
The earliest known usage of chromatic in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
achromatic,
allochromatic,
apochromatic,
chromaticism,
chromaticity,
dichromatic,
heterochromatic,
homochromatic,
idiochromatic,
isochromatic,
monochromatic,
orthochromatic,
panchromatic,
polychromatic,
chromaticsCognates
Dutch
chromatisch, French
chromatique, German
chromatisch, Norwegian
kromatisk, Swedish
kromatiskUsage
Word found in Modern English
