Where does “auxochrome” come from?
auxochrome (English) comes from English auxo-, from Latin auxi, from English auxiliary, from Latin auxiliārius, from Latin auxilium, from Proto-Italic augeō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂owg-éye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-.
auxochrome (English): any atom or group which, when added to a chromophore, causes a bathochromic shift in its spectrum
Definitions
- any atom or group which, when added to a chromophore, causes a bathochromic shift in its spectrum
Ancestry of “auxochrome”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | auxo- | Growth or increase |
| 2 | Latin | auxi | first-person singular perfect active indicative... |
| 3 | English | auxiliary | Helping; giving assistance or support;... |
| 4 | Latin | auxiliārius | auxiliaries (troops) |
| 5 | Latin | auxilium | help, aid; antidote, remedy |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | augeō | to increase; to enlarge |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂owg-éye-ti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ug- | — |