Where does “antinucleosome” come from?
antinucleosome (English) comes from English nucleosome, from English nucleo-, from Latin nū̆cleus, from Latin nuculea, from Latin -eus, from Ancient Greek -εῖος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
antinucleosome (English): An antinucleosomal antibody
Definitions
- An antinucleosomal antibody
Ancestry of “antinucleosome”, step by step
antinucleosome traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English nucleosome
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nucleosome | Any of the subunits that repeat in chromatin; a... |
| 2 | English | nucleo- | Forming words pertaining to nuclei |
| 3 | Latin | nū̆cleus | (small) nut |
| 4 | Latin | nuculea | pertaining to a small nut |
| 5 | Latin | -eus | argentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -εῖος | Forms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |