Where does “cosmid” come from?
cosmid (English) comes from English Cos, from English co, from English company, from Middle English companye, from Old French compaignie, from Old French compain, from Latin compāniō, from Latin com- — resin.
cosmid (English): A type of plasmid constructed by the insertion...
Definitions
- A type of plasmid constructed by the insertion...
Ancestry of “cosmid”, step by step
cosmid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Cos
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Cos | a long-leaved variety of lettuce |
| 2 | English | co | Clipping of company; they; them |
| 3 | English | company | A team; a group of people who work together... |
| 4 | Middle English | companye | A company, band, small group, or team of people;... |
| 5 | Old French | compaignie | companionship |
| 6 | Old French | compain | Alternative form of compaing; friend; companion |
| 7 | Latin | compāniō | comrade |
| 8 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 9 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 10 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 11 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 15 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 16 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 17 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 18 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 19 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
via English plasmid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | plasmid | A loop of double-stranded DNA that is separate... |
| 2 | English | plasma | A state of matter consisting of partially ionized... |
| 3 | Late Latin | plasma | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πλάσμα | something formed, figure, image; counterfeit,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πλάσσω | I form, mould, shape, sculpt; I form, train a... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | pláťťō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | plátʰyō | — |