Where does “hemizygously” come from?

hemizygously (English) comes from English hemizygous, from English -zygous, from English ous, from English ou, from Afrikaans ou, from Dutch oud, from Middle Dutch out, from Old Dutch ald — to grow, nourish.

hemizygously (English): In a hemizygous manner

Definitions

  1. In a hemizygous manner

Ancestry of “hemizygously”, step by step

hemizygously traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English hemizygous

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhemizygousHaving some single copies of genes in an...
2English-zygousHaving or originating from a specified state as a...
3Englishousplural of ou
4EnglishouA probably extinct species of Hawaiian...
5AfrikaansouAn old fellow, guy, bloke; attributive form of...
6Dutchoudold
7Middle Dutchoutold
8Old Dutchald
9Proto-West Germanicaldold
10Proto-Germanicaldazold, grown up
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltósEvery word from Proto-Germanic aldaz