Where does “griseochromogenes” come from?

griseochromogenes (Latin) comes from Latin griseus, from Latin -eus, from Ancient Greek -εῖος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

griseochromogenes (Latin): Producing gray color

Definitions

  1. Producing gray color

Ancestry of “griseochromogenes”, step by step

griseochromogenes traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin griseus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingriseusgrey
2Latin-eusargentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →...
3Ancient Greek-εῖοςForms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"...
4Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
5Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

via Ancient Greek χρῶμα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekχρῶμαskin (esp. the human body)
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʰreuto grind, rub
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →Every word from Latin -eus →Every word from Ancient Greek -εῖος →