Where does “xantofilla” come from?
xantofilla (Italian) comes from Italian xanto-, from Ancient Greek ξᾰνθός — yellow.
xantofilla (Italian): xanthophyll
Ancestry of “xantofilla”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | xanto- | xantho- |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ξᾰνθός | yellow |