Etymology of the English word chromoprotein
the English word
chromoproteinderived from the English word
proteinderived from the French word
protéinederived from the Late Greek word
proteios, πρωτεῖος
derived from the Greek word
protos, πρῶτος (first; foremost (in time, place, order or importance))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*perderived from the German word
proteinusing the Greek suffix
-inderived from the Late Greek word
proteios, πρωτεῖος
derived from the Greek word
protos, πρῶτος (first; foremost (in time, place, order or importance))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*perusing the English prefix
chromo-derived from the Greek word
chroma, χρῶμα (colour)
Usage
Word found in Modern English
