Where does “gametologous” come from?
gametologous (English) comes from English ous, from English ou, from Afrikaans ou, from Dutch oud, from Middle Dutch out, from Old Dutch ald, from Proto-West Germanic ald, from Proto-Germanic aldaz — to grow, nourish.
gametologous (English): Relating to gametologues
Definitions
- Relating to gametologues
Ancestry of “gametologous”, step by step
gametologous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ous | plural of ou |
| 2 | English | ou | A probably extinct species of Hawaiian... |
| 3 | Afrikaans | ou | An old fellow, guy, bloke; attributive form of... |
| 4 | Dutch | oud | old |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | out | old |
| 6 | Old Dutch | ald | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | ald | old |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | aldaz | old, grown up |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |
via English gametologue
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gametologue | A gene that is homologous to one on a sex chromosome |
| 2 | English | -logue | Used to denote discourse of a specified kind;... |
| 3 | French | -logue | -logist |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -λόγος | word, speech; one who speaks; word, knowledge,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ός | Forms agentive or patientive adjectives and nouns from the o-grade of a verbal root |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *-os | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |