Where does “cromozom” come from?

cromozom (Romanian) comes from French chromosome, from German Chromosom, from Ancient Greek χρῶμα, from Proto-Indo-European gʰreu — to grind, rub.

cromozom (Romanian): chromosome

Definitions

  1. chromosome

Ancestry of “cromozom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchchromosomechromosome
2GermanChromosomchromosome
3Ancient Greekχρῶμαskin (esp. the human body)
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰreuto grind, rub
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰreu →Every word from Ancient Greek χρῶμα →Every word from German Chromosom →