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
- chromosome
Ancestry of “cromosoma”, step by step
cromosoma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian soma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | soma | the load borne by a pack animal; the measure of... |
| 2 | English | Soma | The soma juice, capitalized usually when mentioned in personified, deified form |
| 3 | Sanskrit | सोम | relating to soma; together with उमा; juice,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | sáwHmas | soma, haoma |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sówh₂-mo-s | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sewh₂- | to pour out, rain, to press out, extract |