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 | — |
| 3 | Latin | -īnus | — |
| 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”