Where does “genotype” come from?
Genotype comes from English gene and type, where type derives from Middle English type, Latin typus, Ancient Greek τύπος (typos, "mark or impression"), from τύπτω (typtō, "to strike"), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-, a variant of (s)tew-.
genotype (English): The part of the genetic makeup of an organism...
Definitions
- The part of the genetic makeup of an organism...
Ancestry of “genotype”, step by step
genotype traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English type
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | type | A grouping based on shared characteristics; a... |
| 2 | Middle English | type | symbol, figure, emblem |
| 3 | Latin | typus | figure, image; type, form, sort, kind; form,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |