Where does “rhodopsin” come from?

Rhodopsin comes from Ancient Greek ῥόδον, from Old Persian wurdi, from Proto-Indo-European wr̥dʰo, ultimately denoting a rose or rose-colored substance.

rhodopsin (English): A light-sensitive pigment in the rod cells of the...

Definitions

  1. A light-sensitive pigment in the rod cells of the...

Ancestry of “rhodopsin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὄψιςview
2Ancient Greekὄψvoice; word; eye, face
3Proto-Hellenicwókʷsvoice
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

Words derived from “rhodopsin”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic wókʷs →Every word from Ancient Greek ὄψ →