Where does “chloroplastum” come from?

chloroplastum (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek χλωρός, from Proto-Indo-European ghlo-.

chloroplastum (Latin): chloroplast

Definitions

  1. chloroplast

Ancestry of “chloroplastum”, step by step

chloroplastum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek χλωρός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekχλωρόςgreenish-yellow, pale green; pale, pallid; fresh,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanghlo-

via Ancient Greek πλᾰστός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπλᾰστόςformed; moulded in clay or wax
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ghlo-Every word from Ancient Greek χλωρός
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