Where does “downexpression” come from?

downexpression (English) comes from English expression, from Middle French expression, from Latin expressio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

downexpression (English): The lower than normal expression of a protein

Definitions

  1. The lower than normal expression of a protein

Ancestry of “downexpression”, step by step

downexpression traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English expression

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishexpressionThe action of expressing thoughts, ideas,...
2Middle Frenchexpression
3Latinexpressioexpulsion; expression, pressing
4Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
5Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via English Down

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDownusually known as County Down
2Middle Englishdoundown
3Old Englishdūnhill, down; hill, dune; hill, mountain
4Proto-Germanic*dūnā
5Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-
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