Where does “fucoxanthin” come from?

fucoxanthin (English) comes from Latin fūcus, from Ancient Greek φῦκος, from Hebrew פוך — eye-rouge.

fucoxanthin (English): A carotenoid pigment found in the chloroplasts of...

Definitions

  1. A carotenoid pigment found in the chloroplasts of...

Ancestry of “fucoxanthin”, step by step

fucoxanthin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin fūcus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfūcusseaweed; orchil, orchella weed, Roccella tinctoria
2Ancient Greekφῦκοςseaweed
3Hebrewפוךeye-rouge

via Ancient Greek ξανθός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekξανθόςyellow (of various shades), golden

Words derived from “fucoxanthin”

Every word from Hebrew פוך →Every word from Ancient Greek φῦκος →Every word from Latin fūcus →