Etymology of the English word chrome
the English word
chromederived from the French word
chromederived from the Greek word
chroma, χρῶμα (colour)
Date
The earliest known usage of chrome in English dates from the 19th century.
Derivations in English
auxochrome,
chromeplate,
chromium,
chromy,
urochrome,
chromed,
chromingCognates
Dutch
chroom, English
chromium, French
chrome, German
Chrom, Icelandic
króm, Italian
cromo, Lithuanian
chromas, Norwegian
krom, Swedish
kromUsage
Word found in Modern English
