Where does “Bioconductor” come from?
Bioconductor (English) comes from English conductor, from Middle French conductour, from Old French conduitor, from Latin conductor, from Latin condūcō, from Latin dūcō, from Proto-Italic doukō, from Proto-Indo-European déwketi — to pull, to draw; to lead.
Bioconductor (English): An open source software project for the analysis and comprehension of genomic data
Definitions
- An open source software project for the analysis and comprehension of genomic data
Ancestry of “Bioconductor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | conductor | One who conducts or leads; a guide; a director; A... |
| 2 | Middle French | conductour | — |
| 3 | Old French | conduitor | — |
| 4 | Latin | conductor | employer, entrepreneur; contractor; conductor |
| 5 | Latin | condūcō | to lead, bring or draw together; assemble, collect |
| 6 | Latin | dūcō | to lead, guide, conduct, lead away |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | doukō | lead |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | déwketi | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |