Where does “Chromatin” come from?
Chromatin (German) comes from German -īn, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
Chromatin (German): chromatin
Definitions
- chromatin
Ancestry of “Chromatin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | -īn | creates the female form for many nouns for living beings; umlaut usually occurs in monosyllables, but rarely in polysyllables |
| 2 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
Words derived from “Chromatin”
- chromatic
- chromatin
- heterochromatin
- chromaticity
- polychromatic
- chromaticism
- heterochromatic
- chromatically
- panchromatic
- euchromatin
- trichromatic
- hyperchromatic
- orthochromatic
- chromatics
- isochromatic
- bichromatic
- interchromatin
- chromaticness
- photochromatic
- tetrachromatic
- pseudoisochromatic
- multichromatic
- heterochromatinization
- thermochromatic