Where does “antiterminate” come from?
antiterminate (English) comes from English terminate, from Latin terminatus, from Latin termino, from Latin terminus, from Proto-Indo-European ter-, from Italian termine — end, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word.
antiterminate (English): To override the termination of DNA transcription
Definitions
- To override the termination of DNA transcription
Ancestry of “antiterminate”, step by step
antiterminate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English terminate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | terminate | To end, especially in an incomplete state; To set... |
| 2 | Latin | terminatus | marked off (by boundaries), bounded, limited |
| 3 | Latin | termino | to mark off by boundaries, set bounds to; bound, limit |
| 4 | Latin | terminus | a boundary, limit, end |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ter- | tender, weak; young creature |
| 6 | Italian | termine | end, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word |