Etymology of the English word chromonema
the English word
chromonemaderived from the English word
chromosomederived from the German word
Chromosomderived from the Greek word
chroma, χρῶμα (colour)
derived from the Greek word
soma, σῶμα (body; the body (as a sound whole), used in a very wide application, literally or figuratively)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*teuə-derived from the Greek word
somausing the English prefix
chromo-derived from the Greek word
chroma, χρῶμα (colour)
derived from the Greek word
nema, νῆμα
Date
The earliest known usage of chromonema in English dates from the 20th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
