English
fucoxanthin
Fucoxanthin comes from Latin fūcus.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfūcus
- Englishtodayfucoxanthin
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfūcus
- Englishtodayfucoxanthin
A compound of φῦκος ‘seaweed’ + ξανθός ‘yellow’
Every English word from Latin fūcus
Today it means
noun A carotenoid pigment found in the chloroplasts of brown algae.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin fūcus / fucoxanthin