Where does “chemosignaling” come from?
chemosignaling (English) comes from English chemosignal, from English signal, from Old French segnal, from Medieval Latin signale, from Latin signālis, from Latin signum, from Proto-Italic seknom, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
chemosignaling (English): Signaling with pheromones
Definitions
- Signaling with pheromones
Ancestry of “chemosignaling”, step by step
chemosignaling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English chemosignal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chemosignal | a pheromone |
| 2 | English | signal | A sequence of states representing an encoded... |
| 3 | Old French | segnal | emblem; badge; signature; distinguishing mark... |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | signale | signal |
| 5 | Latin | signālis | — |
| 6 | Latin | signum | visible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | seknom | sign |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
via English ing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ing | A meadow, especially a low meadow near a river;... |
| 2 | Middle English | ing | — |
| 3 | Old English | ing | meadow, water meadow, ing |
| 4 | Old Norse | eng | meadow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | angijō | A low lying meadow in a valley or near a river |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énkos | curve, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |