Where does “diallelism” come from?
diallelism (English) comes from English allelism, from English allele, from German Allel, from German Allelomorph, from English allelomorph, from Greek αλληλ-, from Ancient Greek ἄλλος, from Proto-Hellenic áľľos — to grow, nourish.
diallelism (English): diallelic inheritance
Definitions
- diallelic inheritance
Ancestry of “diallelism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | allelism | The existence of two or more alleles of a gene |
| 2 | English | allele | One of a number of alternative forms of the same... |
| 3 | German | Allel | allele |
| 4 | German | Allelomorph | — |
| 5 | English | allelomorph | Synonym of allele |
| 6 | Greek | αλληλ- | Alternative form of αλληλο-; reciprocal, mutual;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἄλλος | other, another, different, else; in combination... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | áľľos | other, another |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂élyos | other, another |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |