Where does “antitemplate” come from?
antitemplate (English) comes from English template, from English templet, from French templet, from French temple, from Old French temple, from Vulgar Latin temp(u)la, from Latin tempora, from Latin tempus — to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...
antitemplate (English): A macromolecule that acts against a template
Definitions
- A macromolecule that acts against a template
Ancestry of “antitemplate”, step by step
antitemplate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English template
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | template | A physical object whose shape is used as a guide... |
| 2 | English | templet | A pattern, guide, or model used to indicate the... |
| 3 | French | templet | a stretcher |
| 4 | French | temple | temple for worship |
| 5 | Old French | temple | temple |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | temp(u)la | — |
| 7 | Latin | tempora | nominative plural of tempus; accusative plural of... |
| 8 | Latin | tempus | time, period, age; season; kairos, right time,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tempos | stretch |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | temp- | to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to... |