Where does “allotypy” come from?
allotypy (English) comes from English allotype, 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 — to sift, separate, divide.
allotypy (English): The occurrence of multiple allotypes within a single individual
Definitions
- The occurrence of multiple allotypes within a single individual
Ancestry of “allotypy”, step by step
allotypy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English allotype
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | allotype | A designated paratype of a species that is the... |
| 2 | English | allo | Alternative spelling of 'allo |
| 3 | English | allosexual | Directed toward or involving another person... |
| 4 | English | allo- | different, other; isomeric; especially, of amino... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἄλλος | other, another, different, else; in combination... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κρίνω | To separate, divide, part, distinguish between... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | kríňňō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | krinyéti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |
via English Y
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Y | A figure or mark in the shape of the letter Y; A... |
| 2 | English | yuri | A narrative or visual work featuring a romance or... |
| 3 | Japanese | 百合 | lily |
| 4 | Japanese | 連用形 | an inflectional category: the continuative or... |
| 5 | Japanese | 見る | to see, to watch, to observe, to look at... |
| 6 | Japanese | 夢 | a dream; a vision; leaving reality to the state... |
| 7 | Old Japanese | 夢 | a dream |
| 8 | Japanese | 目 | an order in biology: smaller than a class, bigger... |
| 9 | Middle Chinese | 目 | — |