Where does “Robertsonian translocation” come from?

Robertsonian translocation (English) comes from English translocation, from English location, from Latin locatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

Robertsonian translocation (English): A rare form of chromosomal rearrangement where the participating chromosomes break at their centromeres and the long arms fuse to form a single, large chromosome with a single centromere

Definitions

  1. A rare form of chromosomal rearrangement where the participating chromosomes break at their centromeres and the long arms fuse to form a single, large chromosome with a single centromere

Ancestry of “Robertsonian translocation”, step by step

Robertsonian translocation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English translocation

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtranslocationRemoval of things from one place to another;...
2EnglishlocationA particular point or place in physical space; An...
3Latinlocatiodisposition, arrangement; renting, leasing
4Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
5Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via English Robertsonian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishRobertsonianOf or relating to William Rees Brebner Robertson...
2EnglishRobertsonA placename
3English-sonAdded to a stem to form a patronymic or...
4Middle English-sonson
5Middle English-esAlternative form of -yssh; Alternative form of...
6Old English-espossessive marker, indicating that an object...
7Proto-Germanic-asused in formation of adverbs
8Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
9Proto-Indo-European-ess
10Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ