Where does “Chlorella” come from?

Chlorella (Translingual) comes from New Latin chlorella, from Latin chlōrus, from Ancient Greek χλωρός, from Proto-Indo-European ghlo-.

Chlorella (Translingual): genus|certain unicellular green algae}}

Definitions

  1. genus|certain unicellular green algae}}

Ancestry of “Chlorella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinchlorellachlorella
2Latinchlōrus—
3Ancient Greekχλωρόςgreenish-yellow, pale green; pale, pallid; fresh,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanghlo-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ghlo- →Every word from Ancient Greek χλωρός →Every word from Latin chlōrus →