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Where does “ecotoxicogenomics” come from?

ecotoxicogenomics (English) comes from English toxicogenomics, from English genomics, from English gene, from German gēn, from Middle High German gēn, from Old High German gēn, from Proto-West Germanic gān, from Proto-Germanic gāną — to walk; to step.

ecotoxicogenomics (English): The study of the effects of ecology together with...

Definitions

  1. The study of the effects of ecology together with...

Ancestry of “ecotoxicogenomics”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtoxicogenomicsThe study of the toxic effects of substances on...
2EnglishgenomicsThe study of the complete genome of an organism
3EnglishgeneA theoretical unit of heredity of living...
4Germangēn—
5Middle High Germangēn—
6Old High Germangēn—
7Proto-West Germanicgānto go
8Proto-Germanicgānąto go, walk
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step
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