Where does “chromatin” come from?
Chromatin comes from German Chromatin, from Ancient Greek χρῶμα meaning color, from Proto-Indo-European gʰreu, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European gʰer-.
chromatin (English): A complex of DNA, RNA and proteins within the...
Definitions
- A complex of DNA, RNA and proteins within the...
Ancestry of “chromatin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Chromatin | chromatin |
| 2 | German | -īn | creates the female form for many nouns for living beings; umlaut usually occurs in monosyllables, but rarely in polysyllables |
| 3 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
Words derived from “chromatin”
- chromatic
- heterochromatin
- chromaticity
- polychromatic
- chromaticism
- heterochromatic
- chromatically
- panchromatic
- euchromatin
- trichromatic
- hyperchromatic
- orthochromatic
- chromatics
- isochromatic
- bichromatic
- interchromatin
- chromaticness
- photochromatic
- tetrachromatic
- pseudoisochromatic
- multichromatic
- heterochromatinization
- thermochromatic
- normochromatic