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Where does “cromoforo” come from?

cromoforo (Italian) comes from Italian foro, from Latin forum, from Proto-Italic *forom.

cromoforo (Italian): chromophore; chromophoric

Definitions

  1. chromophore; chromophoric

Ancestry of “cromoforo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianforoforum; court; hole
2Latinforumpublic place, marketplace, forum
3Proto-Italic*forom—

Words derived from “cromoforo”

  • paracromoforo
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