Where does “kromosoma” come from?

kromosoma (Tagalog) comes from Spanish cromosoma, from German Chromosom, from Ancient Greek χρῶμα, from Proto-Indo-European gʰreu — to grind, rub.

kromosoma (Tagalog): chromosome

Definitions

  1. chromosome

Ancestry of “kromosoma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcromosomachromosome
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 →
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