myEtymology.com: English etymology of chlorenchyma

Etymology of the English word chlorenchyma

the English word chlorenchyma

using the English suffix -enchyma

derived from the English word chlorophyll

using the English prefix chloro-

derived from the Greek word chloros, χλωρός (greenish; verdant, dun-colored)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ghel-

using the English suffix -phyll

The earliest known usage of chlorenchyma in English dates from the 19th century.

Word found in Modern English