chromosome=كروموسوم

chromosome=كروموسوم

ONLINE ETYMOLOGY DICTIONARY:

chromosome (n.)

1889, from Ger. Chromosom, coined 1888 by German anatomist Wilhelm von Waldeyer-Hartz (1836-1921), from Latinized form of Gk. khroma "color" (see chroma) + soma "body." So called because the structures contain a substance that stains readily with basic dyes.

WICTIONARY

19th century: from German Chromosom, ultimately from Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khroma, “colour”) + σῶμα (“body”) (because they are stained under the microscope).