Where does “autotriploid” come from?
autotriploid (English) comes from English triploid, from English -ploid, from English diploid, from English -oid, from Latin -oides, from Greek -ο, from Ancient Greek εἶδος, from Spanish -scopio — to see, to look, to observe.
autotriploid (English): triploid as a result of multiplication of a haploid set of chromosomes
Definitions
- triploid as a result of multiplication of a haploid set of chromosomes
Ancestry of “autotriploid”, step by step
autotriploid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English triploid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | triploid | Having three sets of chromosomes; A cell which is... |
| 2 | English | -ploid | Indicating the number of homologous sets of... |
| 3 | English | diploid | Of a cell, having a pair of each type of... |
| 4 | English | -oid | Of similar form to, but not the same as. Having... |
| 5 | Latin | -oides | -like, -form |
| 6 | Greek | -ο | ending for accusative singular forms (eg δρόμος, ψήφος); and some vocative singular forms |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | εἶδος | That which is seen: form, image, shape;... |
| 8 | Spanish | -scopio | -scope |
| 9 | Latin | -scopium | — |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | σκοπέω | I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | σκοπός | watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |
| 13 | Proto-Hellenic | sképťomai | to look at |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |
via English auto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | auto | Clipping of automatic; An automobile; A setting... |
| 2 | English | automatic | Capable of operating without external control or... |
| 3 | French | automatique | automatic |
| 4 | French | automate | automaton |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόματον | accident, mere chance |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόματος | self-willed, unbidden; self-moving,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μέμαα | to wish eagerly, strive, yearn, desire |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μέμονα | to be minded or inclined; to be eager; to hasten |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | memóne | to think, to be mindful; to remember |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |