Where does “allorecognition” come from?
allorecognition (English) comes from English allo, from English allosexual, from English allo-, from Ancient Greek ἄλλος, from Ancient Greek κρίνω, from Proto-Hellenic kríňňō, from Proto-Indo-European krinyéti, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.
allorecognition (English): The ability of an individual organism to...
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- The ability of an individual organism to...
Ancestry of “allorecognition”, step by step
allorecognition traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English allo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | allo | Alternative spelling of 'allo |
| 2 | English | allosexual | Directed toward or involving another person... |
| 3 | English | allo- | different, other; isomeric; especially, of amino... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἄλλος | other, another, different, else; in combination... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κρίνω | To separate, divide, part, distinguish between... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | kríňňō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | krinyéti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |
via English recognition
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | recognition | the act of recognizing or the condition of being... |
| 2 | Latin | recognitionem | — |
| 3 | Latin | recognōscere | — |