criptoxantina

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Ancient Greek κρῠ́πτω (krŭ́ptō)

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *-ós

Proto-Indo-European *-ós

Proto-Hellenic *-ós

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Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ.

Ancient Greek -ός (-ós)

Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós)bor.

Portuguese cripto-

Portuguese xantina

Portuguese criptoxantina

From cripto- + xantina.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌkɾip.to.ʃɐ̃ˈt͡ʃĩ.nɐ/, /ˌkɾi.pi.to.ʃɐ̃ˈt͡ʃĩ.nɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌkɾip.tɔ.ʃɐ̃ˈti.nɐ/

• Hyphenation: crip‧to‧xan‧ti‧na

Noun

criptoxantina f (plural criptoxantinas)

1. cryptoxanthin