Where does “cenome” come from?
cenome (English) comes from English cene, from English control, from Middle English controllen, from Middle French contreroller, from Medieval Latin contrarotulare, from Latin contrarotulus, from Latin rotulus, from Latin rotula.
cenome (English): All the control genes of an organism
Definitions
- All the control genes of an organism
Ancestry of “cenome”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | cene | A control gene |
| 2 | English | control | To exercise influence over; to suggest or dictate... |
| 3 | Middle English | controllen | to restrain or keep in check |
| 4 | Middle French | contreroller | to control |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | contrarotulare | — |
| 6 | Latin | contrarotulus | copy of a roll |
| 7 | Latin | rotulus | Alternative form of rotula; roll; roll of paper |
| 8 | Latin | rotula | a small wheel; roll |
| 9 | Arabic | رَطْل | — |
| 10 | Classical Syriac | ܪܝܛܠܐ | — |
| 11 | Classical Syriac | ܠܝܛܪܐ | libra, pound |
| 12 | French | litre | litre |
| 13 | Medieval Latin | litra | — |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | λίτρα | litra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of... |
| 15 | Proto-Italic | *līðrā | — |