Etymology of the English word chrominance
the English word
chrominancederived from the English word
luminancederived from the Latin word
lumen (light, opening; light; lamp, torch)
derived from the Classical Latin word
lux (clear; light, daylight, light of day)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leuk- (bright, white light)
using the English prefix
chromo-derived from the Greek word
chroma, χρῶμα (colour)
Date
The earliest known usage of chrominance in English dates from the 20th century.
