The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromἐρυθρός“red”
- English todayerythrin
From Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός (eruthrós, “red”), from the colour of some of its compounds.
Words from the same roots
Ancient Greekἐρυθρός all →
EritreaerythropoietinerythritolerythroniumErythraeanerythrochroismerythroleic aciderythromelalgia
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.