Where does “antimotif” come from?
antimotif (English) comes from English motif, from French motif, from Medieval Latin motivum, from Latin mōtivus, from Latin mōtus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
antimotif (English): A pattern, in a nucleotide or amino-acid sequence, that appears less often than chance would predict and is conjectured to have biological significance
Definitions
- A pattern, in a nucleotide or amino-acid sequence, that appears less often than chance would predict and is conjectured to have biological significance
Ancestry of “antimotif”, step by step
antimotif traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English motif
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | motif | A recurring or dominant element; a theme; A short... |
| 2 | French | motif | motive; motif; pattern, design |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | motivum | nominative neuter singular of mōtīvus; accusative... |
| 4 | Latin | mōtivus | stirred |
| 5 | Latin | mōtus | moved, stirred, disturbed, having been moved |
| 6 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |