Where does “chromosoom” come from?

chromosoom (Dutch) comes from German Chromosom, from Ancient Greek χρῶμα, from Proto-Indo-European gʰreu — to grind, rub.

chromosoom (Dutch): chromosome, structure in the cell nucleus containing genes

Definitions

  1. chromosome, structure in the cell nucleus containing genes

Ancestry of “chromosoom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanChromosomchromosome
2Ancient Greekχρῶμαskin (esp. the human body)
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰreuto grind, rub

Words derived from “chromosoom”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰreu →Every word from Ancient Greek χρῶμα →Every word from German Chromosom →