Where does “cytogenetics” come from?
Cytogenetics derives from Ancient Greek κύτος (kytos, "cell") and genetics, which traces through Ancient Greek to Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- meaning "to produce or beget."
cytogenetics (English): The branch of genetics that studies the...
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- The branch of genetics that studies the...
Ancestry of “cytogenetics”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | genetics | The branch of biology that deals with the... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Γένεσις | Genesis. The title of the first book of the Bible and Pentateuch as in the Septuagint translation in Greek |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | génetis | origin, source |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁tis | birth, production |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |