trichome

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromτρίχωμα
2. New Latin · derived fromtrichoma
3. French · borrowed fromtrichome
4. English todaytrichome

From French trichome, from New Latin trichoma, from Ancient Greek τρίχωμα (tríkhōma), from θρίξ (thríx, “hair”) or independently from tricho- + -ome. Doublet of trichoma.

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