Where does “diallelic” come from?
diallelic (English) comes from English allele, from German Allel, from German Allelomorph, from English allelomorph, from Greek αλληλ-, from Ancient Greek ἄλλος, from Proto-Hellenic áľľos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos.
diallelic (English): having two alleles
Ancestry of “diallelic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | allele | One of a number of alternative forms of the same... |
| 2 | German | Allel | allele |
| 3 | German | Allelomorph | — |
| 4 | English | allelomorph | Synonym of allele |
| 5 | Greek | αλληλ- | Alternative form of αλληλο-; reciprocal, mutual;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἄλλος | other, another, different, else; in combination... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | áľľos | other, another |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂élyos | other, another |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | — |