Where does “chromosomal” come from?
Chromosomal comes from English chromosome, from Ancient Greek χρῶμα meaning color, from Proto-Indo-European gʰreu and gʰer-.
chromosomal (English): Of or relating to chromosomes
Definitions
- Of or relating to chromosomes
Ancestry of “chromosomal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -ál | Of or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to produce an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also |
| 2 | English | aldehyde | Any of a large class of reactive organic... |
| 3 | German | Aldehyd | aldehyde |
| 4 | Latin | alcohol | kohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder... |
| 5 | Andalusian Arabic | كُحُول | — |
| 6 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 7 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 8 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |
Words derived from “chromosomal”
- chromosomally
- extrachromosomal
- intrachromosomal
- interchromosomal
- nonchromosomal
- multichromosomal
- subchromosomal
- extrachromosomally
- intrachromosomally
- minichromosomal
- transchromosomal
- unichromosomal
- achromosomal
- diplochromosomal
- epichromosomal
- exochromosomal
- heterochromosomal
- isochromosomal
- macrochromosomal
- microchromosomal
- midchromosomal
- monochromosomal
- perichromosomal
- pseudochromosomal