Where does “borolithochrome” come from?

borolithochrome (English) comes from English boro-, from English borax, from Middle English boras, from Anglo-Norman boreis, from Medieval Latin baurach, from Arabic بَوْرَق, from Persian بوره, from Middle Persian bwlk'.

borolithochrome (English): Any of a group of boron-containing pigments present in Jurassic red alga

Definitions

  1. Any of a group of boron-containing pigments present in Jurassic red alga

Ancestry of “borolithochrome”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishboro-boron
2EnglishboraxA white or gray/grey crystalline salt, with a...
3Middle Englishboras—
4Anglo-Normanboreis—
5Medieval Latinbaurachborax
6Arabicبَوْرَق—
7Persianبورهborax; sugar
8Middle Persianbwlk'—
Every word from Middle Persian bwlk' →Every word from Persian بوره →Every word from Arabic بَوْرَق →