Etymology of the French word chlorophylle

Date

The earliest known usage of chlorophylle in French dates from the 19th century.

Derivations in French

chlorophyllien, bactériochlorophylle, chloroplaste

Derivations in other languages

Romanian clorofilă

Cognates

Dutch chlorofyl, English chlorophyl, German Chlorophyll, Norwegian klorofyll, Swedish klorofyll