Etymology

pentachromacy

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Today it means: The quality of having five independent channels for conveying color information in the eye. Full definition →

English chromo- ← Ancient Greek χρῶμᾰ (khrômă) ← Proto-Hellenic *kʰrṓwmə
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*pénkʷe
  2. Proto-Hellenic*pénkʷe
  3. Ancient Greekπέντε (pénte)
  4. Ancient Greekπεντᾰ- (pentă-)
  5. Englishpenta-
  6. Proto-Hellenic*kʰrṓwmə
  7. Ancient Greekχρῶμᾰ (khrômă)
  8. Englishchromo-
  9. English todaypentachromacy

From penta- + chromo- + -acy.

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