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Where does “chromoplastid” come from?

chromoplastid (English) comes from English chromo, from English chromolithograph, from English lithograph, from English lithography, from German Lithographie, from Ancient Greek γράφειν — present active infinitive of γρᾰ́φω; writε; to...

chromoplastid (English): A protoplasmic granule of some other colour than...

Definitions

  1. A protoplasmic granule of some other colour than...

Ancestry of “chromoplastid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchromoA color print produced by chromolithography; A...
2EnglishchromolithographA print made by chromolithography; To create a...
3EnglishlithographA printed image produced by lithography; To...
4EnglishlithographyThe process of printing an image by drawing the...
5GermanLithographieAlternative spelling of Lithografie
6Ancient Greekγράφεινpresent active infinitive of γρᾰ́φω; writε; to...
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