Where does “frameshifter” come from?

frameshifter (English) comes from English frame, from Middle English frame, from Old Norse frami, from Old Norse fram, from Proto-Germanic fram, from Proto-Germanic framaz, from Proto-Indo-European prom-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.

frameshifter (English): A pseudoknot that causes frameshifting

Definitions

  1. A pseudoknot that causes frameshifting

Ancestry of “frameshifter”, step by step

frameshifter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English frame

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishframeTo fit, as for a specific end or purpose; make...
2Middle Englishframe
3Old Norseframiadvancement
4Old Norseframforward, forth
5Proto-Germanicframfrom; by, due to; forth, forward
6Proto-Germanicframazforward, prominent
7Proto-Indo-Europeanprom-forth, forward
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via English shifter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshifterOne who, or that which, shifts or changes; A word...
2English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
3Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
4Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
5Latin-ārefirst conjugation
6Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
7Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
10Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós