Where does “altosome” come from?

altosome (English) comes from English alto, from Spanish alto, from Italian alto, from Latin altus, from Proto-Italic altos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

altosome (English): An asymmetric structure of nucleosomes produced by modifying a polynucleosomal array

Definitions

  1. An asymmetric structure of nucleosomes produced by modifying a polynucleosomal array

Ancestry of “altosome”, step by step

altosome traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English alto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaltoA musical part or section higher than tenor and...
2Spanishaltotall; high; loud
3Italianaltohigh, tall; deep; loud
4Latinaltushigh, tall; deep; profound
5Proto-Italicaltos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

via English some

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsomeA certain number, at least two; An indefinite...
2Middle Englishsomsome
3Old Englishsumsome
4Proto-West Germanic*sumsome
5Proto-Germanicsumazsome (one), a certain (one)
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “altosome”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós →Every word from Proto-Italic altos →