Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “isochromatic” come from?

isochromatic (English) comes from English chromatic, from English chromatin, from German Chromatin, from German -īn, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

isochromatic (English): Having the same colour or wavelength; Of or...

Definitions

  1. Having the same colour or wavelength; Of or...

Ancestry of “isochromatic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchromaticRelating to or characterised by hue; Having the...
2EnglishchromatinA complex of DNA, RNA and proteins within the...
3GermanChromatinchromatin
4German-īn—
5Latin-īnus—
6Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
7Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
8Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “isochromatic”

  • pseudoisochromatic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →