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Where does “trophochromatin” come from?

trophochromatin (English) comes 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.

trophochromatin (English): The trophic chromatin expelled from the nucleus...

Definitions

  1. The trophic chromatin expelled from the nucleus...

Ancestry of “trophochromatin”, step by step

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