The word "Kyanophyll" is spelled with a "K" not a "C" because it derives from "cyanophyll", which comes from the Greek "kyanos" meaning "blue-green". The first syllable is pronounced with a hard "K" sound represented by /k/. The second syllable has a schwa sound represented by /ə/ followed by an "y" sound represented by /j/. The third syllable has a long "a" sound represented by /eɪ/ and ends with an "l" sound represented by /l/. The word refers to a blue-green pigment found in some plants.
The term kyanophyll is composed of two Greek roots: kyanos, meaning blue, and phyllon, meaning leaf. Therefore, the etymology of the word kyanophyll can be traced back to the Greek language, where it refers to blue leaf.