Etymology

achromatin

A1C3H4R1O1M3A1T1I1N1

Today it means: Tissue that is not stained by fluid dyes. Full definition →

English chromato- ← Ancient Greek χρῶμᾰ (khrômă) ← Proto-Hellenic *ə-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  4. Ancient Greekἀ- (a-)
  5. Englisha-
  6. Ancient Greekχρῶμᾰ (khrômă)
  7. Englishchromato-
  8. English todayachromatin

From a- + chromato- + -in.

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