Where does “dinucleosomal” come from?
dinucleosomal (English) comes from English nucleosomal, from English nucleosome, from English nucleo-, from Latin nū̆cleus, from Latin nuculea, from Latin -eus, from Ancient Greek -εῖος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
dinucleosomal (English): Relating to dinucleosomes
Definitions
- Relating to dinucleosomes
Ancestry of “dinucleosomal”, step by step
dinucleosomal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English nucleosomal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nucleosomal | Of or pertaining to a nucleosome |
| 2 | English | nucleosome | Any of the subunits that repeat in chromatin; a... |
| 3 | English | nucleo- | Forming words pertaining to nuclei |
| 4 | Latin | nū̆cleus | (small) nut |
| 5 | Latin | nuculea | pertaining to a small nut |
| 6 | Latin | -eus | argentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -εῖος | Forms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |
via English Di
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Di | — |