Where does “dyskerin” come from?
dyskerin (English) comes from English dyskeratosis, from English dys-, from New Latin dys-, from Ancient Greek δῠσ-, from Latin calculāre, from Latin calculus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
dyskerin (English): A human gene, "Dyskeratosis congenita 1", a small...
Definitions
- A human gene, "Dyskeratosis congenita 1", a small...
Ancestry of “dyskerin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dyskeratosis | Incomplete or abnormal keratinization occurring... |
| 2 | English | dys- | bad |
| 3 | New Latin | dys- | Used to convey the idea of being difficult,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | δῠσ- | bad, unfortunate |
| 5 | Latin | calculāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | calculus | diminutive of calx; pebble, stone; reckoning,... |
| 7 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |