Where does “phycochrome” come from?

phycochrome (English) comes from English -chrome, from Ancient Greek χρῶμα, from Proto-Indo-European gʰreu — to grind, rub.

phycochrome (English): A bluish-green pigment in certain blue-green...

Definitions

  1. A bluish-green pigment in certain blue-green...

Ancestry of “phycochrome”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-chromehaving a specified colour; various pigments
2Ancient Greekχρῶμαskin (esp. the human body)
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰreuto grind, rub

Words derived from “phycochrome”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰreu →Every word from Ancient Greek χρῶμα →Every word from English -chrome →