Where does “autosome” come from?

autosome (English) comes from Ancient Greek σῶμα, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

autosome (English): Any chromosome other than sex chromosomes

Definitions

  1. Any chromosome other than sex chromosomes

Ancestry of “autosome”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσῶμαbody; One's life in the physical world; That...
2Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

Words derived from “autosome”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Ancient Greek σῶμα →