Where does “biallelism” come from?
biallelism (English) comes from English bi, from English biceps, from Latin biceps, from Latin bis, from Latin color, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
biallelism (English): A biallelic mutation
Definitions
- A biallelic mutation
Ancestry of “biallelism”, step by step
biallelism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bi | Bisexual; A bisexual person; A type of jade disk... |
| 2 | English | biceps | Any muscle having two heads; Specifically, the... |
| 3 | Latin | biceps | double-headed, having two heads; having two... |
| 4 | Latin | bis | twice, two times, on two occasions, in two ways |
| 5 | Latin | color | colour, shade; color; pigment; complexion |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
via English allelism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | allelism | The existence of two or more alleles of a gene |
| 2 | English | allele | One of a number of alternative forms of the same... |
| 3 | German | Allel | allele |
| 4 | German | Allelomorph | — |
| 5 | English | allelomorph | Synonym of allele |
| 6 | Greek | αλληλ- | Alternative form of αλληλο-; reciprocal, mutual;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἄλλος | other, another, different, else; in combination... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | áľľos | other, another |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂élyos | other, another |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |