Where does “chondrigenous” come from?
chondrigenous (English) comes from English chondrin, from English chondro-, from Ancient Greek χόνδρος, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrendʰ‑ — bar, beam.
chondrigenous (English): Yielding chondrin
Ancestry of “chondrigenous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | chondrin | A colourless, amorphous, nitrogenous substance... |
| 2 | English | chondro- | Describing something relating to grains or having... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | χόνδρος | A small rounded mass: lump; grain, groat, corn,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrendʰ‑ | bar, beam |