Etymology of the English word chromosome
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
somaDerivations in English
chromonema,
euchromosome,
heterochromosomeCognates
Dutch
chromosoom, French
chromosome, German
Chromosom, Icelandic
krómósóm, Norwegian
kromosom, Swedish
kromosomUsage
Word found in Modern English
