Etymology

eosin

E1O1S1I1N1

Today it means: A red, acidic dye commonly used in histological stains. Full definition →

German Eosin ← Ancient Greek ἠώς
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἠώς“dawn”
  2. German · borrowed fromEosin
  3. English todayeosin

Borrowed from German Eosin, coined by Heinrich Caro, from Ancient Greek ἠώς (ēṓs, “dawn”) + -in.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἠώς all →

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