Where does “chrysophyll” come from?

chrysophyll (English) comes from English -phyll, from Ancient Greek φύλλον, from Proto-Indo-European bʰolh₃-yom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

chrysophyll (English): The yellow colouring matter in the green chlorophyll pigment of plants

Definitions

  1. The yellow colouring matter in the green chlorophyll pigment of plants

Ancestry of “chrysophyll”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-phyllleaf
2Ancient Greekφύλλονleaf; foliage; plant
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰolh₃-yom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃- →