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Where does “chromomeric” come from?

chromomeric (English) comes from English chromomere, from English mere, from Middle English mere, from Old English mere, from Old English byriġ, from Old English burh, from Old English burg, from Proto-Germanic burgz.

chromomeric (English): Relating to chromomeres

Definitions

  1. Relating to chromomeres

Ancestry of “chromomeric”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchromomereAny of a group of beadlike granules of chromatin...
2EnglishmereA body of standing water, such as a lake or a...
3Middle Englishmeremare; mother; sea, lake
4Old Englishmerelake; pool; sea
5Old Englishbyriġ—
6Old EnglishburhAlternative form of burg; fortress; hill
7Old Englishburgcity; town; a fortified place: stronghold, fort,...
8Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-—
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