Where does “tetrachromatic” come from?
tetrachromatic (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.
tetrachromatic (English): Having four independent channels for conveying...
Definitions
- Having four independent channels for conveying...
Ancestry of “tetrachromatic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | chromatic | Relating to or characterised by hue; Having the... |
| 2 | English | chromatin | A complex of DNA, RNA and proteins within the... |
| 3 | German | Chromatin | chromatin |
| 4 | German | -īn | — |
| 5 | Latin | -īnus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |