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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | translocation | Removal of things from one place to another;... |
| 2 | English | location | A particular point or place in physical space; An... |
| 3 | Latin | locatio | disposition, arrangement; renting, leasing |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English Robertsonian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Robertsonian | Of or relating to William Rees Brebner Robertson... |
| 2 | English | Robertson | A placename |
| 3 | English | -son | Added to a stem to form a patronymic or... |
| 4 | Middle English | -son | son |
| 5 | Middle English | -es | Alternative form of -yssh; Alternative form of... |
| 6 | Old English | -es | possessive marker, indicating that an object... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -as | used in formation of adverbs |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |