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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | terminate | To end, especially in an incomplete state; To set... |
| 2 | Latin | terminatus | marked off , bounded, limited; defined, fixed,... |
| 3 | Latin | termino | I mark off , set bounds to; bound, limit; I... |
| 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 |