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Where does “cromosoma” come from?

cromosoma (Italian) comes from Italian soma, from English Soma, from Sanskrit सोम, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sáwHmas, from Proto-Indo-European sówh₂-mo-s, from Proto-Indo-European sewh₂- — to pour out, rain, to press out, extract.

cromosoma (Italian): chromosome

Definitions

  1. chromosome

Ancestry of “cromosoma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansomathe load borne by a pack animal; the measure of...
2EnglishSoma—
3Sanskritसोमrelating to soma; together with उमा; juice,...
4Proto-Indo-IraniansáwHmassoma, haoma
5Proto-Indo-Europeansówh₂-mo-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansewh₂-to pour out, rain, to press out, extract

Words derived from “cromosoma”

  • cromosomico
  • extracromosomico
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