Etymology

allophycocyanin

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Today it means: Any of a group of accessory pigments to chlorophyll Full definition →

English phycocyanin ← Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́λλος (ắllos) ← Proto-Hellenic *ál͏̌l͏̌os
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élyos
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ál͏̌l͏̌os
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓́λλος (ắllos)
  5. Englishallo-
  6. Englishphycocyanin
  7. English todayallophycocyanin

From allo- + phycocyanin.

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