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Where does “pseudoisochromatic” come from?

pseudoisochromatic (English) comes from English isochromatic, from English chromatic, from English chromatin, from German Chromatin, from German -īn, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos — adjectival suffix.

pseudoisochromatic (English): Having many isochromatic characteristics

Definitions

  1. Having many isochromatic characteristics

Ancestry of “pseudoisochromatic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishisochromaticHaving the same colour or wavelength; Of or...
2EnglishchromaticRelating to or characterised by hue; Having the...
3EnglishchromatinA complex of DNA, RNA and proteins within the...
4GermanChromatinchromatin
5German-īn—
6Latin-īnus—
7Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
8Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
9Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
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