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Where does “chromatomap” come from?

chromatomap (English) comes from English map, from Middle English mappemounde, from Old French mapamonde, from Latin mundus, from Proto-Indo-European mewH- — to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet.

chromatomap (English): A two-dimensional chromatogram

Definitions

  1. A two-dimensional chromatogram

Ancestry of “chromatomap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmapA visual representation of an area, whether real...
2Middle Englishmappemounde—
3Old Frenchmapamondeworld map
4Latinmundusclean, pure; neat; nice, fine, elegant,...
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanmewH-to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet
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